Abstract
The concept of smart homes includes smart technologies, systems, and devices to facilitate efficiency, security, comfort, and overall management of the home environment. This paper presents the concept of smart homes and discusses how it relates to waste reduction, especially energy waste. As waste reduction is one of the key lean principles, the notion of a "smart home" and " waste reduction" can be connected to optimising efficiency and increasing the
functionality of the home. An experiment was carried out in the Huddersfield smart house research facility for the optimisation of energy usage through smart home technologies and efficient appliances, resulting in lifecycle waste reduction. The investigation highlights the connection between Smart Home’ and ‘Lean Waste Principles’ indicating how energy use in the building lifecycle is hidden in lean waste. This suggests a need for future empirical research to better understand how to reduce waste using smart home technology and provide solutions to resolve energy waste on a wider scale.
functionality of the home. An experiment was carried out in the Huddersfield smart house research facility for the optimisation of energy usage through smart home technologies and efficient appliances, resulting in lifecycle waste reduction. The investigation highlights the connection between Smart Home’ and ‘Lean Waste Principles’ indicating how energy use in the building lifecycle is hidden in lean waste. This suggests a need for future empirical research to better understand how to reduce waste using smart home technology and provide solutions to resolve energy waste on a wider scale.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC32) |
| Publisher | The International Group for Lean Construction |
| Pages | 990-1002 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Jun 2024 |
| Event | 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction - The Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand Duration: 1 Jul 2024 → 7 Jul 2024 Conference number: 32 https://www.iglc32.com/#:~:text=The%2032%20Annual%20Conference%20of,the%20field%20of%20lean%20construction. |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction |
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| Publisher | International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC) |
| Number | 2024 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2309-0979 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2789-0015 |
Conference
| Conference | 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction |
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| Abbreviated title | IGLC32 |
| Country/Territory | New Zealand |
| City | Auckland |
| Period | 1/07/24 → 7/07/24 |
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