Smart innovation systems for indoor environmental quality (IEQ)

This work explores the application of a real-time monitoring system to achieve optimal indoor environmental quality (IEQ). It focuses on information and communication technology (ICT) applications and building information modeling (BIM) through a case study from an architect point of view. ICT-related applications have drawn attention from smart buildings as potential means of providing correlations between users and building systems to improve energy efficiency and comfort. This work attempts to present the main progress in the fields of energy efficiency and energy management strategies through a cost-effective ICT application. In order to investigate whether users can take advantage of natural environmental factors during occupied hours in office buildings, daylight and energy performance simulations were carried out. This work explores users as the primary factors to improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and energy efficiency. The results support the use of real-time monitoring systems in office buildings. It seems, however, that there is a need for individual user control of thermal, ventilation, and lighting.