By Abdulrahman Isa Al-Hashimi

SMART HOMES

10 March 2013

Mrs. Timm12A

Thesis Statement

Can SMART HOMES be

energy efficient and sustain latest technology?

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- Definition - Domotics

Benefits of a SMART HOME

• Comfort• Convenience• Peace of mind• Security• Automation

History of SMART HOME’s

• Year of introduction

•Name of first product

•Mechanism

AVERAGE ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Figures are based on US Stats for 2010

Average Electricity Consumption per year = 11,000 kWh

Average Cost per month = $ 100

Average Energy Cost of a Home equipped with Smart Technology?

Traditional Installation v.s. SMART HOME Installation

How to make your Home Smart and Efficient?

RENEWABLE ENERGY

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• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

ENERGYWATERHEALTHENVIRONMENTLIFESTYLEVALUATION

Benefits

Size of the System

Complexity of the System

Number of end users

How Easy to program the system

Different regions

Limitations

Technology and Energy

Is it possible?

Questions?

Works Cited

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Edmonds, Molly. "How Smart Homes Work." HowStuffWorks .HowStuffWorks , 25 Mar 2008. Web. 27 Feb 2013. http://home.howstuffworks.com/smart-home1.htm

EnergySystemz. "What Does it Mean to Have a Smart Home?."Powering the Future with Sustainable Energy. SustainableEnergySystemz, 2 Jan 2013. Web. 27 Feb 2013. http://sustainableenergysystemz.com/what-does-it-mean-to-have-a-smart-home/4068/

Haddon, Leslie. "The Home of the Future Today." The Social Origins of Intelligent Homes. (1995): 2-11. Web.http://www2.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/whosWho/AcademicStaff/LeslieHaddon/OriginsIntelligentHomes.pdf

Works Cited" How much does a smart home system cost? ." Introduction for smart home .SMARThome, n.d. . Web. 27 Feb 2013. http://www.smarthome.eu/a/how-much-does-a-smart-home-system-cost.html

LaMonica, Martin. "GE to test energy efficiency of smart homes | Green Tech." Technology News. CNET News, 24 Aug 2010. Web. 27 Feb 2013. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20014519-54.html

"WHAT MEANS DOMOTICS? ." Home & Industrial Automation | Online Conversion Calculators. JAEC, 2008. Web. 27 Feb 2013. http://www.jaec.info/Home%20Automation/Domotics-home-automation/domotics-home-automation.php

Wolverton, Troy. "Now that you have a smartphone, it's time for a smart home." Phys.org - Science News, Technology, Physics, Nanotechnology, Space Science, Earth Science, Medicine. PHYSORG, 12 Apr 2012. Web. 27 Feb 2013. http://phys.org/news/2012-04-smartphone-smart-home.html