A knowledge base for energy-efficient smart homes

2010 IEEE International Energy Conference and Exhibition, EnergyCon 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 85-90

  Kofler, Mario J ^a   Kastner, Wolfgang ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Building Information Models; Ontologies; Smart Homes; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE , ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES; AUTOMATION SYSTEMS; BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL - BIM; BUILDING PROPERTY; CONSUMER ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; KNOWLEDGE BASE; RESIDENTIAL HOMES; SAVING POTENTIALS; SMART HOMES; WHITE GOODS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDINGS; ELECTRONIC COOLING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INFORMATION THEORY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; ONTOLOGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79958272034     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ENERGYCON.2010.5771803     Document Type: Conference Paper

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