What is an Intelligent What is an Intelligent Building?Building?

By Gary StrohBy Gary Stroh

What criteria's make a What criteria's make a building building Intelligent?Intelligent?

1.1. The Design Phase must have The Design Phase must have collaboration by ALL parties involved.collaboration by ALL parties involved.

2.2. The design team must be well The design team must be well educated in the area of Intelligent educated in the area of Intelligent BuildingsBuildings

3.3. Must use the “latest technologies”.Must use the “latest technologies”.

4.4. Must use the latest environmental Must use the latest environmental friendly materials and methodsfriendly materials and methods

New Building Materials & New Building Materials & MethodsMethods

• Carpeting made from recycled fibers.Carpeting made from recycled fibers.• Flooring made from bamboo.Flooring made from bamboo.• Homes made from adobe and bales of hay.Homes made from adobe and bales of hay.• Adobe and Rammed Earth HomesAdobe and Rammed Earth Homes

Recycling Building MaterialsRecycling Building Materials

• Store that sell recycled building materials.Store that sell recycled building materials.• Most material can be recycled: roofing, Most material can be recycled: roofing,

flooring, wallboard, wood, etc.flooring, wallboard, wood, etc.

Future?Future?

• Biodegradable building materialsBiodegradable building materials• WoodWood• AdobeAdobe• Wool CarpetingWool Carpeting• BricksBricks• Create plastics that are truly Create plastics that are truly

biodegradablebiodegradable

• Create Laws to require buildings be Create Laws to require buildings be made from Recycled materialsmade from Recycled materials

Future – Cont.?Future – Cont.?

• Possibly having at least one sensor in Possibly having at least one sensor in each building component.each building component.