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This document delineates the comprehensive framework for the development, implementation, and evaluation of proactive buildings. This document ambitiously extends beyond the conventional scope of building design and operation by emphasizing anticipatory and adaptive methodologies that are at the forefront of architectural and technological innovation. The primary objective of the document is to establish standardized guidelines and principles that underpin the concept, design, construction, and operation of proactive buildings. Central to this document is the integration of advanced technologies and sustainable practices in building construction and management. Proactive buildings, as conceptualized in this document, are intelligent structures capable of predicting and responding dynamically to the changing needs of occupants and environmental conditions. This encompasses the use of smart sensors, AI-driven predictive analytics, and responsive control systems, enabling the buildings to adapt various operational aspects such as energy usage, environmental controls, and space management efficiently. Sustainability and environmental stewardship form a pivotal element of this document. The report seeks to outline strategies for proactive buildings to significantly reduce their environmental footprint through efficient resource utilization, renewable energy integration, and waste minimization. The goal is to steer these buildings towards achieving net-zero energy consumption and minimizing their overall environmental impact. Occupant wellbeing and comfort are also emphasized in this scope. The report aims to set forth standards for buildings that adaptively regulate internal environmental conditions—like air quality, lighting, and thermal comfort—to align with individual preferences and health requirements, thereby enhancing occupant satisfaction and productivity. Furthermore, this document incorporates the use of innovative tools such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Twins for meticulousresource and operation management. These technologies are crucial for ensuring the longevity, adaptability, and efficiency of proactive buildings throughout their lifecycle.
Smartness of a building and its systems refers to its ability to sense, interpret, communicate and actively respond in an efficient manner to changing conditions in relation to the operation of technical building systems or the external environment (including energy grids) and to demands from building occupants. Buildings’ smartness entails the element of proactiveness, in the sense that a building should be able to recognize the optimal conditions for its users and timely and proactively adapt its operation and its indoor comfort conditions, with the purpose to create an indoor environment that meets the users expectations, under terms of optimal energy efficiency. Buildings proactiveness may be achieved with the employment of buildings automation and control systems (BACS) as well as with the use of smart sensors, exploiting Internet of Things and big data management practices, as well as advanced machine learning algorithms for the definition of buildings proactiveness. Despite the fact that several models and practices have been developed in the field of proactiveness and adaptation for buildings performance, the definition of buildings proactiveness remains subjective. In order to support the industry, the building engineers, the facility managers as well as the decision making community on a technical and political level to take solid decisions to promote the proactiveness in buildings, a common ground of understanding is required.
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