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Smart Building Technologies in Response to COVID-19

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  • Xiaoxiong Xie

    (Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy)

  • Seeram Ramakrishna

    (Center for Nanotechnology & Sustainability, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117575, Singapore)

  • Matteo Manganelli

    (Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00184 Rome, Italy
    Laboratory Diagnostics and Electrical Engineering, Department of Fusion and Technologies for Nuclear Safety, Frascati Research Center, ENEA, 00044 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on society. Scientists are working to mitigate the impact in many ways. As a field closely related to human life, building engineering can make a great contribution. In this article, we started with the concept of the smart building as our guide. The impact of COVID-19 on daily energy consumption, information and communication technology, the ventilation of the interior environment of buildings, and the higher demand for new energy technologies such as electric vehicles is an entry point. We discuss how the concept of the smart building and related technologies (refrigeration, measurement, sensor networks, robotics, local energy generation, and storage) could help human society respond to the pandemic. We also analyze the current problems and difficulties that smart buildings face and the possible future directions of this technology.

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  • Xiaoxiong Xie & Seeram Ramakrishna & Matteo Manganelli, 2022. "Smart Building Technologies in Response to COVID-19," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-23, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:15:p:5488-:d:874810
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