Summary

• Using processors & software to make buildings smarter, EDN, Mar 2021

• Standards Are Needed to Thermally Cover Windows, Power Elect, 2021

• Standards are Needed to Fully Control Air in Buildings, Power Elect, 2022 

• Smart Building R&D Summary (pdf​)

Developing standards that support communications between all devices within a smart building. 

• Smart Building R&D Initiative (pdf)

• IoT Development Guide (pdf)

Developing free and open operating system to be placed onto all devices in a building

• BuildingBus Development Guide (pdf) 

• Download free and open BuildingBus Source Code (zip)

UMass Amherst 2020-21 Smart Building Development, Prof. Pouraghily

• Motor Controller Device (Altium zip, Sch pdf, Pcb pdf, Bom csv)

• Motor Controller Software (source code & github)

• Android App (source code & github) 

• Team Presentation (middle, final), website 

UMass Amherst 2020-21, 48V BuildingBus Physical Layer, Prof. Yao

• Team Presentation (pdf), website

• Physical Layer (files zip, Sim png, Tina9, Model pdf, xlsx)

Developing standards that define how dampers and fans within ducts, and at vent openings, plug-and-play together (more...)

Designing 2000-square-foot smart building test site: Summary, Poster, Requirements. 

Developing electrical, mechanical, and communications standards that define how solar PV material is mounted directly onto building roof and wall surfaces (e.g. plywood), edge-to-edge (more...).

Articles published in national media (more...)