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Human-Centred Systems for Sustainable Living
Lyn Bartram Assistant Professor
Johnny Rodgers Masters of Science Student
School of Interactive Arts and Technology Simon Fraser University
Chris Brandson President, VerTech Solutions
11/23/09 Human-Centred Systems for Sustainable Living
Overview
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Problem Mission North House Central Home Automation System (Chris Brandson) Adaptive Living Interface System (Johnny Rodgers) Where we go from here (Lyn and Chris)
What is Sustainability?
Sustainable living:
Lifestyle choices that restrict carbon and ecological footprints by altering methods of Energy consumption, water use, transportation, diet and consumerism.
“It’s about small personal steps.” David Suzuki
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What’s in our toolbox?
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What residents often get
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Mission
Explore approaches that aid home occupants in modifying their energy use behavior in small scale
Simplify the task of measuring, visualizing and understanding energy use while providing a reward for energy reducing behaviors.
Implement these goals in the interfaces to North House, a self-sufficient solar house
Entry to 2009 Solar Decathlon
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North House www.team-north.com
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Embedded Automation’s mHome Division
• Embedded Automation, Inc. – Founded in 1998 – Founders: Ted Singh & JB Golee – Privately held by founders – Headquarters: Surrey, BC, Canada
• mHome Division – Initiated in Q4 CY2004 – Internal division of Embedded Automation
Embedded Automation
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mHome Products are Part of the Digital Home
Digital Home
Home Management
Media Centers
Media Delivery
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mHome Prouducts Bring Together the Digital Home
• Support for wide array of user interfaces: – Web browsers – TV + PVRs – Touch screens – Mobile phones (incl. iPhones)
• Support for wide array of digital home devices – Thermostats – Lighting systems – Security and camera systems – A/V components – Other smart devices
• Status, control and automation – No programming required
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VerTech Solutions
Founded by Chris Brandson 2009 Green Building Spin-Off from Embedded First Project North House Currently contract development ZigBee
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North House Controls
Configure or develop Adapter for each “Appliance”: Embeddia SC2 Blind Controller (Nysan) Waterloo HVAC & General IO (Beckhoff PLC) Schneider Electric Branch Power Meter Draper SPGC4 Blind Controllers (roller blinds) Lightolier Brilliance II Resol DL-2 Solar Thermal Datalogger Ambient Canvas (NCD PWM85)
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Custom Controls
Each Appliance presents one or more Devices to mControl
Many Exported to ALIS for visualization / control and log to database
Coordinated Action implemented locally through mControl macro language
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North House Future
House in Vancouver for 2010? Continue to Enhance Controls House is a Living Laborarory Work with Hydro on Smart Meter ZigBee Smart Energy Profile
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ALIS: Adaptive Living Interface System
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Controls
Web Application Ambient Canvas
Mobile Application
ALIS: Controls
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Control of house systems: Exterior shades, interior blinds, lighting,
HVAC, bed retraction
Optimization/automation preferences Home Presets
One touch configuration of house settings
Three embedded touch panels 17” in backsplash for centralized control 2x 8” at entryways for local control
ALIS: Web Application
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Feedback on resource consumption Electrical power and energy Water Quick Snapshots and in-depth Resource
Analysis with Pulse Energy™ Software
Community Networking Share and compare data Compete in challenges Share tips
Preset management
ALIS: Mobile Application
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Subset of web application functions
Designed for iPhone Mobile visualization features Social networking Home controls (subset) Allows remote access to
house data
ALIS: Ambient Canvas
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Ambient indication of “how the house is doing” Provides feedback in three categories of sustainability
Net-zero, Water consumption, Challenge performance
Mapped to intensity of light: brighter = better Informative Art
Team North
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The road forward
Long-term research program (Lyn Bartram, Rob Woodbury) Designing interactive home systems for sustainability
Medium goals: Living labs (North House, standard homes)
Partnerships: VerTech Solutions
City of Vancouver Ray Cole, UBC BC Hydro BCIT Green Building Trades Embedded Automation David Suzuki Foundation
Many others to be explored!
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