EAGER: Scalable Energy Monitoring and Visualization in a Living Building

创造可持续建筑，通过部分依赖可再生能源来优化能源效率，对社会有几个好处。从环境角度来看，不可再生能源往往在环境中产生有害排放，而且大多数不可再生能源是以化石燃料为基础的，这些燃料的供应有限，难以收获和运输。因此，寻找利用可再生能源开发可持续建筑的方法具有独特的环境和社会价值。国际未来生活研究所(ILFI)正在鼓励一些项目，帮助开发更绿色的建筑，这些建筑在建筑上也很有趣。生活建筑挑战(LBC)是一个建筑认证计划，由ILFI管理，衡量可持续性。威廉姆斯学院正在研究LBC，作为凯洛格学院翻新项目的一部分。凯洛格大厦始建于1794年，翻新项目完成后，它将是该国第一座获得LBC认证的历史建筑，能源使用量为“净零”。该项目支持使用传感器和设备测量和显示能源消耗和发电量的仪表，这些传感器和设备对测量能源消耗和指导居住者的行为至关重要，并且设计为可持续，仅依赖可再生能源。因此，该项目的主要贡献将是开发一个可扩展和强大的传感基础设施，可以作为未来LBC参与者的模式。从大楼收集的能源使用数据将被匿名并公开提供。这些数据将促进未来在全球范围内对可持续性的研究。一旦建成，凯洛格之家将成为一个学习实验室，教会居住者在房子之外过更可持续的生活。

Creating sustainable buildings that optimize energy efficiency, in part by relying on renewable energy sources, has several benefits to society. From an environmental standpoint, non-renewable energy sources often produce harmful emissions in the environment and most non-renewable energy sources are based on fossil fuels, which have a finite supply and are difficult to harvest and transport. Therefore, finding ways to develop sustainable buildings that use renewable energy sources has distinct environmental and societal value.The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is encouraging programs that assist in the development of "greener" buildings that are also architecturally interesting. The Living Building Challenge (LBC) is a building certification program, administered by the ILFI, which measures sustainability. Williams College is pursuing the LBC as part of the Kellogg House renovation project. The Kellogg House was originally built in 1794, and upon completion of the renovation project, it will be the first historic building in the country to achieve LBC certification with a "net-zero" energy usageThis project supports instrumenting the house with sensors and devices that accurately monitor and display energy consumption and generation crucial for measuring usage and guiding occupant behavior and that is designed to be sustainable and rely on only renewable energy sources. The main contribution of this project, therefore, will be the development of a scalable and robust sensing infrastructure that may serve as a model for future LBC participants. The energy usage data that is collected from the building will be anonymized and made publicly available. These data will facilitate future research in sustainability worldwide. Once completed, the Kellogg House will serve as a learning laboratory, teaching occupants to lead more sustainable lives even beyond the confines of the house.