Smart homes and waste reduction

Awwal, S, Tzortzopoulos, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-6753, Gulzar, MR, Mishra, R, Fleming, L and Conor, S, 2024. Smart homes and waste reduction. In: Bastos Costa, D, Drevland, F and Florez-Perez, L, eds., Proceedings of 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32). International Group for Lean Construction, pp. 990-1002. ISBN 9788269249965

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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

Item Type:	Chapter in book
Description:	Paper presented at 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Auckland, New Zealand, 1-5 July 2024
Creators:	Awwal, S., Tzortzopoulos, P., Gulzar, M.R., Mishra, R., Fleming, L. and Conor, S.
Publisher:	International Group for Lean Construction
Date:	1 July 2024
ISBN:	9788269249965
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.24928/2024/0172 DOI 2443135 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment
Record created by:	Jeremy Silvester
Date Added:	23 May 2025 13:27
Last Modified:	23 May 2025 13:27
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53651

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