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Design of a smart apartment building with special focus on digital, sustainable and social aspects
Citation Link: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.4750
Publikationstyp
Master Thesis
Date Issued
2022-05-31
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Advisor
Referee
Title Granting Institution
Technische Universität Hamburg
Place of Title Granting Institution
Hamburg
Examination Date
2022-06-13
Institut
TORE-DOI
Citation
Technische Universität Hamburg (2022)
Recent phenomena like urbanization, climate change and digitalization are influencing the
way we dwell today and in the future. Designing buildings from a social, environmental
and digital perspective is therefore part of the societal challenge of providing adequate
housing. This research aims to bridge the gap between these design objectives and to
find out what a future-proof residential building can look like in practice. A building
assessment methodology is presented that first evaluates social and environmental building
requirements. Additionally, it is investigated how a smart building can be implemented to
realize a human-centered, ecological and future-oriented design. First, the enshrinement of
adequate housing as a human right, possible problems and contemporary developments
related to housing are elaborated. Together with an analysis of the enormous environmental
impact of the construction industry, essential requirements for the design of residential
buildings from a social and environmental perspective are identified and compared with
common building sustainability assessment methods.
Based on these findings, a practical building example is modeled using Building Information
Modeling and optimized by means of the EU Level(s) framework and selected life cycle
assessment tools. The design result is an apartment building made of predominantly
biobased materials with twelve residential units and spacious common areas. In addition,
a smart building system is integrated with consideration of data security and protection
using an Internet of Things-fog-cloud architecture. The use of smart devices enhances
the predetermined objectives for building design and allows for a dynamic reaction to
various future scenarios, such as extreme weather events and pandemics, for the benefit of
the residents. The findings of this research provide a guideline for addressing social and
environmental requirements for building design and highlights the benefits of implementing
a smart building.
way we dwell today and in the future. Designing buildings from a social, environmental
and digital perspective is therefore part of the societal challenge of providing adequate
housing. This research aims to bridge the gap between these design objectives and to
find out what a future-proof residential building can look like in practice. A building
assessment methodology is presented that first evaluates social and environmental building
requirements. Additionally, it is investigated how a smart building can be implemented to
realize a human-centered, ecological and future-oriented design. First, the enshrinement of
adequate housing as a human right, possible problems and contemporary developments
related to housing are elaborated. Together with an analysis of the enormous environmental
impact of the construction industry, essential requirements for the design of residential
buildings from a social and environmental perspective are identified and compared with
common building sustainability assessment methods.
Based on these findings, a practical building example is modeled using Building Information
Modeling and optimized by means of the EU Level(s) framework and selected life cycle
assessment tools. The design result is an apartment building made of predominantly
biobased materials with twelve residential units and spacious common areas. In addition,
a smart building system is integrated with consideration of data security and protection
using an Internet of Things-fog-cloud architecture. The use of smart devices enhances
the predetermined objectives for building design and allows for a dynamic reaction to
various future scenarios, such as extreme weather events and pandemics, for the benefit of
the residents. The findings of this research provide a guideline for addressing social and
environmental requirements for building design and highlights the benefits of implementing
a smart building.
Subjects
smart buildings
sustainability
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
social aspect
DDC Class
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften
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