https://doi.org/10.24928/2024/0172
Smart Homes and Waste Reduction
Samira Awwal1, Patricia Tzortzopoulos2, Mohammad Ruhail Gulzar3, Rakesh Mishra4, Leigh Fleming5 & Scott Conor6
1Research Assistant, Department of Engineering & Technology, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7771-15112Professor, Department of Design and Built Environment, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, [email protected] , https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-6753
3KTP Associate, Department of Engineering & Technology, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1983-2250
4Professor, Department of Engineering & Technology, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1620-3238
5Reader, Department of Engineering & Technology, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, [email protected], https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6962-8686
6Technical Director, Trust Electric Heating Ltd., Leeds, United Kingdom, [email protected]
Abstract
The concept of smart homes includes smart technologies, systems, and devices to facilitate efficiency, security, comfort, and overall management of the home environment. This paper presents the concept of smart homes and discusses how it relates to waste reduction, especially energy waste. As waste reduction is one of the key lean principles, the notion of a "smart home" and " waste reduction" can be connected to optimising efficiency and increasing the functionality of the home. An experiment was carried out in the Huddersfield smart house research facility for the optimisation of energy usage through smart home technologies and efficient appliances, resulting in lifecycle waste reduction. The investigation highlights the connection between Smart Home’ and ‘Lean Waste Principles’ indicating how energy use in the building lifecycle is hidden in lean waste. This suggests a need for future empirical research to better understand how to reduce waste using smart home technology and provide solutions to resolve energy waste on a wider scale.
Keywords
Smart Home, energy efficiency, waste reduction, comfort, lean waste
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Awwal, S. , Tzortzopoulos, P. , Gulzar, M. R. , Mishra, R. , Fleming, L. & Conor, S. 2024. Smart Homes and Waste Reduction, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32) , 990-1002. doi.org/10.24928/2024/0172
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