The demand for energy continues to show an increasing trend, while production reaches its limits. At the same time, the density of urban populations continues to grow, creating greater energy requirements and serious challenges in people’s livelihoods. The gradual adoption of electric vehicles creates additional needs related to the establishment of relevant infrastructure in buildings, monitoring vehicle charging, implementing corresponding billing systems, protecting against short circuits, and other hazards. Research inevitably focuses on integrating energy production capabilities within buildings, achieving more efficient energy usage, as well as maintaining and upgrading infrastructure and buildings to make them more efficient and functional for their users.
Smart homes and smart buildings are spaces with significant requirements regarding comfort, accessibility, security, and energy management. Such demands can ideally be served by IoT systems, which is why the field of smart buildings and homes is particularly advantageous for IoT. The corresponding platforms utilize intelligent sensor networks, smart meters, and devices to generate status information, automate functions, monitor the environmental conditions of buildings, efficiently manage energy, assist vulnerable population groups, and enhance overall quality of life.
The market for home automation and security systems is on the rise, with an increasing number of people turning to smart home solutions, further supporting the development of related solutions.
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