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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"home technologies"”.
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A Study of Home Builder Advertising for Smart Home Technologies
<p>The purpose of this research is to discover if home builders along the Wasatch Front in Utah are advertising smart home technologies. Research was conducted by a review of the display advertisements placed in the Saturday and Sunday editions of The Deseret Morning News/Salt Lake Tribune from …
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Simulated Study Platform To Test Smart Home Technologies For Older Adults
… is the need to age independently, preferably at home. Smart home technologies such as connected lighting, security systems and sensors have been suggested to provide older adults with better health, safety and peace of mind. While these smart home technologies promise great benefits, their …
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Smart Home Governance in Hong Kong and Vancouver: A Comparative Study of Smart Home Technologies
… of smart cities, namely the concept of 'smart homes', it is argued in this work, can provide an important focal point for addressing urban sustainability challenges such as energy and climate change. This research aims to shift the discussion about 'smart homes' from a technical or top-down …
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Development of a System Control Algorithm for Smart Residential Demand-Side Management
<p>With the advent of smart grid and home technologies, falling costs of renewable energy, and time-varying energy pricing models there is need for home energy management systems that can implement demand-side management. By dynamically responding to the fluctuating cost of energy, such a system …
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Digital help service opportunities for communication service providers in the convergent digital home
Homes are becoming increasingly connected as new technologies allow users to access media and information from any-device at anytime. Notebooks, HDTVs, smartphones, media servers, photo cameras, and video cameras, all form part of this new digital ecosystem where - the vision says - information and …
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The potential of smart home for comfort and energy use optimization in residential buildings
… new data sources (Internet of Things) and smart home technology as tools to better investigate and understand the real needs and preferences of individual inhabitants and, at the same time, to help the building adapt and respond to its occupants. In many countries, environmental energy monitoring …