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Title Distributed Renewables, Smart Solutions: A Blueprint For Sustainable Buildings
ID_Doc 20704
Authors Muchafangeyi K.; Channi H.K.
Year 2024
Published Energy, Environment, and Sustainability, Part F2601
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1406-3_9
Abstract Renewable energy and smart technology are crucial to sustainable and eco-friendly structures, as the chapter explains. This comprehensive plan empowers building owners, architects, energy managers, and legislators to use distributed renewables and smart solutions for environmental, energy, and financial benefits. Distributed renewables, their benefits and drawbacks, and their relevance and principles are covered in this chapter. Next, it discusses distributed renewables’ crucial role in sustainable buildings, including environmental, economic, and green building regulations. As smart technologies drive contemporary sustainability, the chapter examines those in detail. Smart buildings need IoT, building automation, data analytics, and energy management systems, which readers will learn about. Solar photovoltaics, wind power, battery storage, and microgrid solutions are extensively covered in the distribution of renewables in sustainable buildings. The guidance also emphasizes energy efficiency in building design and retrofitting. Examining building energy management, lighting control, HVAC automation, and security systems highlights smart building automation. With real-world case studies, data and analytics optimize energy use and achieve sustainability targets. This chapter addresses funding distributed renewable projects and using government incentives and rebates. To aid decision-making, ROI and payback times are explained. Addressing grid integration, cybersecurity, and implementation challenges, solutions are suggested. Future sustainable building themes include renewable technology, blockchain's involvement in energy trading, smart cities, and sustainable building certification standards. This chapter helps develop sustainable buildings using distributed renewables and smart technology. Knowledge and a commitment to a sustainable and resilient future are shared. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2024.
Author Keywords Energy efficiency; Energy technology advancements; Smart building; Smart technologies; Sustainable technologies


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