Materials, Tools & Technologies to Enhance Efficiency & the Green-Quotient of Smart Buildings

In today's modern world, buildings built using the principles of efficiency and sustainability have successfully been converted to a practical reality. Beginning with an explanation of the meaning of smart building, this paper will attempt to provide deeper insights into the concept. A study will be conducted to evaluate the key-players in smart buildings such as sensors, wireless networks and other internet of things. The research paper contains a detailed account on the numerous smart building technologies and materials developed for enhancing the efficiency of the buildings. However, such a technological revolution has its own share of challenges revolving around its impacts on the environment. Green buildings are used to refer to the buildings that incorporate naturally available materials for construction ultimately leading to zero carbon foot-print. This research is carried out to study the various ways to meet these targets. This paper contains a detailed explanation of the composition, properties and applications of such useful materials. The paper will present a description of the design criteria, workflow, operation and maintenance of the smart buildings incorporating those techniques that will provide optimal utilization of the facilities.