Cloud computing platform for sustainability management

可持续管理云计算平台

• 批准号: 453294-2013
• 负责人: Capretz, Miriam
• 金额: $ 8.01万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=575618
• 关键词: Cloud; computing; platform; sustainability; management

Today, 75% of the total energy consumption worldwide is in buildings during the operational hours for heating, cooling and lighting purposes. The types of equipment and systems used for these purposes emit GHG (Green House Gases) which contributes to 80% of the total GHG emission globally. A building is an intricate system of other systems, such as electricity, water, heating, security, communications, and people. In order to have a holistic view of a building and better plan for sustainable actions, these systems' generated data can be collected and analysed so that new approaches to optimize a building's resources consumption can be created. The main objective of this project is to create a software platform to manage and improve buildings' resources consumption while exploring and advancing cloud computing technologies. There is a great synergy between the high-performance and availability requirements of the above mentioned building's systems and cloud computing features. This project will explore this synergy through the creation of an extensible cloud-based platform for sustainability management. Results from this project will directly benefit Powersmiths. This proposal is of value in addressing sustainability management with a flexible and scalable software engineering approach that can be used in the context of smart buildings and smart communities. This would enable a more rational use of resources, faster response to meaningful situations, and, ultimately, creating a more sustainable world. It is also expected that this project contributes to a better understanding of the involved research areas which can indirectly benefit other domains of cloud based applications. The drive to deep building retrofit where government agencies are directed to reduce energy consumption by as much as 50% as a lead in to net zero buildings also increases demand for similar platforms to support these endeavors. Additionally, the HQP involved in this project will gain valuable experience in the cloud based technologies and real world knowledge and experience in smart environments.

今天，全球75%的能源消耗是在建筑物的运行时间内用于供暖，制冷和照明目的。用于这些目的的设备和系统类型排放的温室气体（绿色家用气体）占全球温室气体排放总量的80%。建筑物是其他系统的复杂系统，如电力，水，供暖，安全，通信和人员。 为了对建筑物有一个整体的看法和更好的可持续行动计划，可以收集和分析这些系统生成的数据，以便创建优化建筑物资源消耗的新方法。 该项目的主要目标是创建一个软件平台，以管理和改善建筑物的资源消耗，同时探索和推进云计算技术。上述建筑物系统的高性能和可用性要求与云计算功能之间存在很大的协同作用。该项目将通过创建一个可扩展的基于云的可持续发展管理平台来探索这种协同效应。 该项目的结果将直接使Powersmiths受益。该提案在解决可持续性管理方面具有价值，可用于智能建筑和智能社区的灵活和可扩展的软件工程方法。这将使资源得到更合理的利用，对有意义的情况作出更快的反应，并最终创造一个更可持续的世界。 预计该项目还将有助于更好地了解所涉及的研究领域，从而间接受益于基于云的应用程序的其他领域。 推动深入的建筑改造，其中政府机构被指示将能源消耗减少多达50%，以实现净零建筑，这也增加了对类似平台的需求，以支持这些努力。此外，参与该项目的HQP将获得基于云技术的宝贵经验以及智能环境中的真实的世界知识和经验。