Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of Western Ontario
$110,000.00
Cloud computing platform for sustainability management
FY 2015-16
Summary
Today, 75% of the total energy consumption worldwide is in buildings during the operational hours for heating, cooling and lighting purposes. The types of equipment and systems used for these purposes emit GHG (Green House Gases) which contributes to 80% of the total GHG emission globally. A building is an intricate system of other systems, such as electricity, water, heating, security, communications, and people. In order to have a holistic view of a building and better plan for sustainable actions, these systems' generated data can be collected and analysed so that new approaches to optimize a building's resources consumption can be created.
The main objective of this project is to create a software platform to manage and improve buildings' resources consumption while exploring and advancing cloud computing technologies. There is a great synergy between the high-performance and availability requirements of the above mentioned building's systems and cloud computing features. This project will explore this synergy through the creation of an extensible cloud-based platform for sustainability management.
Results from this project will directly benefit Powersmiths. This proposal is of value in addressing sustainability management with a flexible and scalable software engineering approach that can be used in the context of smart buildings and smart communities. This would enable a more rational use of resources, faster response to meaningful situations, and, ultimately, creating a more sustainable world. It is also expected that this project contributes to a better understanding of the involved research areas which can indirectly benefit other domains of cloud based applications. The drive to deep building retrofit where government agencies are directed to reduce energy consumption by as much as 50% as a lead in to net zero buildings also increases demand for similar platforms to support these endeavors. Additionally, the HQP involved in this project will gain valuable experience in the cloud based technologies and real world knowledge and experience in smart environments.
Program
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
453294-2013
Name nom
Capretz, Miriam
Department département
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Organization id
36
Institution établissement
University of Western Ontario
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
110000
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
802
Area of application group en
Information and communication services
Area of application group fr
Services d'information et de télécommunications
Area of application en
Information systems and technology
Area of application fr
Systèmes d'information et technologie de l'information
Research subject code
2706
Research subject group en
Information technology
Research subject group fr
Technologie de l'information
Research subject en
Software engineering
Research subject fr
Génie logiciel
Partie
2
Nb partie
3
Application title
Cloud computing platform for sustainability management
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Today, 75% of the total energy consumption worldwide is in buildings during the operational hours for heating, cooling and lighting purposes. The types of equipment and systems used for these purposes emit GHG (Green House Gases) which contributes to 80% of the total GHG emission globally. A building is an intricate system of other systems, such as electricity, water, heating, security, communications, and people. In order to have a holistic view of a building and better plan for sustainable actions, these systems' generated data can be collected and analysed so that new approaches to optimize a building's resources consumption can be created.
The main objective of this project is to create a software platform to manage and improve buildings' resources consumption while exploring and advancing cloud computing technologies. There is a great synergy between the high-performance and availability requirements of the above mentioned building's systems and cloud computing features. This project will explore this synergy through the creation of an extensible cloud-based platform for sustainability management.
Results from this project will directly benefit Powersmiths. This proposal is of value in addressing sustainability management with a flexible and scalable software engineering approach that can be used in the context of smart buildings and smart communities. This would enable a more rational use of resources, faster response to meaningful situations, and, ultimately, creating a more sustainable world. It is also expected that this project contributes to a better understanding of the involved research areas which can indirectly benefit other domains of cloud based applications. The drive to deep building retrofit where government agencies are directed to reduce energy consumption by as much as 50% as a lead in to net zero buildings also increases demand for similar platforms to support these endeavors. Additionally, the HQP involved in this project will gain valuable experience in the cloud based technologies and real world knowledge and experience in smart environments.
