Internet of Things with Raspberry Pi 3

Smart homes and buildings

Only a few years ago, our homes, offices, and commercial buildings offered basic facilities such as heating, ventilation, cooling, lighting, access control, and firefighting systems with basic provision of controls. These systems usually had a central control room, which needs continuous monitoring by service engineers throughout the day to look after all the issues passively.

With the increased threat of global warming and depleting natural resources, there is high demand for reducing the power consumption of buildings, making them self-sustainable, safe, and smart with minimum human intervention. Now, we have solar-powered buildings fitted with smart meters that monitor and optimize power consumption, hence reducing ...