{"id":5167,"date":"2020-06-12T10:44:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T08:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ditech.media\/?p=5167"},"modified":"2020-06-15T08:07:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T06:07:41","slug":"smart-energy-the-green-soul-project-in-spain-greece-uk-and-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ditech.media\/news\/smart-energy-the-green-soul-project-in-spain-greece-uk-and-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Energy – The Green Soul Project in Spain, Greece, UK, and Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Green Building is one of the cornerstones for creating Smart Cities. As such, we will find numerous initiatives around the world aimed to develop buildings that can produce more energy than they need to operate, achieving an energy balance ratio higher than 1. Usually, these initiatives employ traditional energy-saving technics, such as sensors to optimize the air conditioning temperatures, automate the operation of lights based on people\u2019s presence, and using energy-efficient building materials. However, an excellent example of innovation to achieve energy efficiency is the GreenSoul project in Europe. In addition to the traditional technics, the GreenSoul project wants to use human behavior to significantly reduce energy consumption and help to achieve a positive energy balance in buildings, where a building<\/a> can produce more energy than it uses. The main objective is to increase energy efficiency in public buildings by altering the way people use electric powered devices. To achieve this goal, GreenSoul is implementing a dual strategy action plan:<\/span><\/p>\n

Increase energy awareness and change electronic consumption habits through a variety of techniques, from persuasive social applications to physical interaction mechanisms linked to networked devices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Incorporate intelligence into networked devices to allow them to decide autonomously about operating mode for energy efficiency purposes. GreenSouled devices will learn about users’ habits, acting only when wasteful energy behavior is detected, or users do not pay attention to the suggestions provided by the decision engine.<\/span><\/p>\n

GreenSoul’s aims the energy-saving<\/a> potential for public buildings. There, the persuasion of users is particularly challenging because they do not perceive the benefits of having an ecological behavior; as the building users do not need to pay for the electricity bill.<\/span><\/p>\n

GreenSoul designs and develops an integrated ICT platform to:<\/span><\/p>\n