Smart Houses Session #4

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Joe Cross, Instructor, Smart House Seminar- Fall, 2021

Session #4 The

New Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYqjs8TKkOE&t=15s

Smart House- Osher Presenttion -Fall 2021.pptx

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Definition: OOPS- not yet in the Dictionary

What is a "Smart House" ?

One that anticipates my needs

One that protects me

One that recognizes my lifestyle

One that changes with my moods

One that allows me to work at home

One that works for me 24/7/365 with support

One that doesn't have a monthly charge

One that connects me to the internet of "things"

All of the above

Which is the Smart Home?


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A little History…. On Connectivity.

Lights

Thermostats

Electric Hot Water

Gas & Electric Stoves

Fans

Radios & Phonographs

Clocks / Doorbells

Vacuum Cleaners

WWI Bungalow Homes 1st. Mass Produced Smart Homes with

Ceiling Fans Dishwashers

Refrigerators

Trash Compactors

Air Conditioners TV’s

Electric Irons

Tape Recorders

Washers


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A little History…. On Connectivity.

TV’s Washer Dryers Personal Computers

Ipods Computer Games Printers Fax Machines

Wired Home Networks and VPN

Phone Modems Word Processing

Productivity & Presentation Software

IPhone

Software Applications or “Apps” Broadband Internet

Wireless Internet

Smart Apps Siri & Alexa & AI Machine to Machine Connectivity

The Dawn of Smart Objects

Smart Cars


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Concept of Ambient Intelligence Eli Zelkha- Palo Alto Ventures- circa 2000

Better Known as "Artificial Intelligence"

Colloquially- Know Yourself

The ability of a computer to record, analyze and predict your habits

From recorded past choices

To current movements

To future learned Artificial Intelligence- Alexa- "Tom, I sense your body temperature is 96.5 degrees , so I'll turn up the thermostat"

(Alexa- Turn up the heat.)

Tom, Do you want me to turn up the heat?

TO: My sensors note there is no motion in the house and it's 11:00 PM. That means everyone is asleep and I'll turn off all the lights, set the heat /cool on 65 degrees, tell the coffee pot to grind coffee and make six cups of coffee at 6:00 AM and open the blinds at 6:15 AM.


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But WHY?

1. Convenience- Makes Life Easier 2. Efficiency- Saves Time and Money 3. Next Big Thing- Want to be up-to-date 4 . Promoted by companies wanting to sell a product

(It's FREE....FREE, FREE, FREE !!)

6.4 Billion to 13 Billion Smart devices now in homes today.... …........50 Billion before 2030 (UL Laboratories)

Established in 1894 as the Underwriters' Electrical Bureau . Now known as as Underwriters Laboratories, it is approved to perform safety testing on devices by the U.S. federal agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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Builder Magazine 2020 Survey:

2/3 of consumers want a "connected (Smart) house....


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A Few Current Uses

Fan

Range Microwave Oven

Refrigerator

Lights

Thermostat

Faucet

Drapes

Glass

Lights and Color

Entertainment Security

Motion & Cameras

Radiant Heating

Any Device Using Electricity Can be Made Smart


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Piezo Electric Effect in Window Glass Touchless Plumbing

Without Current With Current

Almost half of homeowners (47%) say they’d shell out more for touchless toilets and kitchen faucets, according to the New Home Trends Institute. Yet nowhere near half of homes currently have touchless technology. Builders can tap into that market.


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Convenience- Makes Life Easier

Connected Home Offices- Changed how we work....

Multi-tasking....

Improving our Outlook

…......And Live


Learning New Skills....

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Efficiency- Saves Time and Money, …....and there's an "App" to let you know.

Smart Appliances that: • Sense when full • Auto start by App • Adjust water usage • Measure soaps to loads

Smart Appliances save: • 12% - 15% on HVAC electrical use • 15%- 25% on Water Heater electricity • 10%+ on dishwasher and washing machines • 10% to 30% In water usage

Self-Emptying Vacuum Cleaner

Room-by-Room Temperature control


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Next Big Thing- Want to be up-to-date

Source: Custom Builder Magazine, 2020


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ISSUES______________ Developmental

Lack of integration • Lack of standards for reliability/consistency • No performance criteria (your experience may differ)

• Poor design and manufacture, (especially non-western)

Software • Few to no security safeguards against hacking • Few to no software patches for improvements • Few to no service availability for help • Little to no integration with other software platforms • Buyer Beware- What you see is what you get!

(If it doesn't do what you want it to, you can't change it)


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ISSUES______________ Security

Privacy

Artificial Intelligence • Always learning • Learns by:

• Mistakes • Habits and

Routines • Requires a feedback

loop to improve • Smart Devices

record and memorize everything you let it.

• There is none • Your system is compromised as soon as you turn it on. • People can listen and watch without you knowing

• BIG Brother of 1984 is listening

Consent • You gave consent when you connected. • Your consent was total and absolute 24/7/365 • Your consent extends to your family members and

anyone within range of the audio or video of your house.

Ownership • All data is owned by the recorder • Your data theoretically is protected, but:

• There are few safeguards against hacking you or the recorder

• You have no way of knowing, unless told after the fact.


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Quid Pro Quo: You want Efficiency and Convenience,

We want to harvest your data.... forever.

Hypothetical: 1. Looking into the refrigerator. "Honey, we need eggs and bread for tomorrow." Amazon delivers it in an hour and charges it to your account . 2. Text Message from Domino's: "It's 6 pm Monday- can we send you your usual large pizza with cheese and peperoni on a thin crust?"

Artificial Intelligence in Smart Houses will: Make life more convenient and efficient Make you more dependent on the technology Reduce your level of control to that norm of your socio-

economic status.


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REMEMBER A SMART HOUSE BECOMES A DUMB HOUSE WITHOUT

ELECTRICITY


REMEMBER A SMART HOUSE BECOMES A DUMB HOUSE WITHOUT

ELECTRICITY


Dumb Houses

Smart Houses Thirty Minute Video

Of A Smart House


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJmplWe_cX0&t=5s

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