Smart Building System Report: Enhancing Student Residence at Seneca

This report provides a comprehensive overview of a proposed smart building system designed for a student residence at Seneca College. The report outlines the integration of three key systems: smart learning applications, smart security measures, and a smart green environment. The smart learning component focuses on providing students with digital learning resources, including high-speed internet access, collaborative tools, and access to university applications. The smart security system incorporates video surveillance, smart locks, and asset tracking to enhance safety. The smart green environment initiatives include transparent solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, and water purification systems, promoting sustainability and reducing carbon emissions. The report utilizes secondary data from journals, newspaper articles, and other university plans to analyze the effectiveness of these systems. It concludes with recommendations regarding the potential benefits and challenges of implementing such a smart building system, emphasizing the need for a balance between technological dependence and student independence.

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Executive Summary
The report provides the description of entire plan of the smart building system incorporated in
the student’s residence. The report addresses three systems and its functions and benefitting
factors. The systems show its efficiency in building a safe, sustainable and economical
environment for students in residence.

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Dear Professor,
The report is based on Smart building system concentrating on the smart system of
learning application, security and energy conservation application. The report is assessed on
the basis of authorized and credible sources.
The report contains information about methods on the basis of qualitative data that
includes reports of other universities where smart building system is encouraged, journals and
newspaper articles in order to make the report credible. In the discussion part, the three
system of smart technology is introduced bringing out the sustainability factor in the structure
of student’s residence. Following to it, further methodology and outcomes are explained. The
reports end with recommendation as well as conclusion regarding the sustainability of smart
systems in the environment.
I acknowledge the assistance I received from you as well the assistance of my fellow
partners in the understanding of the utility of smart building system.
Yours Sincerely,
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Discussion..................................................................................................................................5
Smart Learning Systems.........................................................................................................5
Smart Security System...........................................................................................................5
Smart Green Environment......................................................................................................6
Methodology..............................................................................................................................8
Outcomes....................................................................................................................................8
Recommendations and Conclusion............................................................................................9
References................................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
Smart buildings are identified as one of the major developments with the help of
innovative technologies bound to embedded systems, artificial intelligence and internet of
things (Buckman, Mayfield, & Beck, 2014). The application infused in the social
environment is modelled such a way so that that system retain adaptable and flexible aspects
in order to provide better services to the consumers (Buckman, Mayfield, & Beck, 2014). The
report delivers the planning of Seneca College to build a student residence at a campus
located near an airport. The motive of Seneca’s commitment to building systems is to protect
the environment and people and to incorporate innovative technologies to build up smart
residence that reveals the state of the technological art and designs. The introduction of a
smart building is supported by the findings that United States universities incorporate smart
student campus has resulted in 32% reduction in electricity consumption that records to save
68,300kWh (Amber, Aslam & Bashir, 2016). With the motives of Seneca College, the report
provides the modelling methodology of three systems that contribute to a comfortable,
secure, connected, economic, function built environment. The objective of the report is to
provide an understanding of the model of building systems of smart student residence. It is
recorded that the universities in the UK plan to reduce 34% of carbon emission by 2020 with
the help of smart technology based building system (Amber et al., 2018). The report provides
a clear methodology of incorporating the three systems that construct the framework of smart
residential buildings by using web-based real-time data and records the extent of energy
consumption, education and learning growth as well as the feedback of smart security system.
The scope is envisioned through the comparative analysis of the other university student
residence where smart building system is embraced.

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Discussion
Smart residence is constructed by the infusion of advance technology, and Seneca
college focuses on developing a students residence by incorporating smart technologies and
building systems in association with artificial intelligence embedded systems and internet of
things. Seneca college focuses on structuring the student residence with smart educative and
learning application, smart security application and smart green environment.
Smart Learning Systems
Student accommodation is constructed by featuring the student requirement, and therefore the
amenities are set. The traditional learning environment is changed into a digital learning
environment for achieving productive and useful outcomes. The smart learning application in
the student residence is recognized as the smart solutions that make life easier for the
university goers (Udupi, Malali & Noronha, 2016). Learning model includes high access of
internet through which student can have non stop access to the video conferencing and audio
tools. This helps the students to join in the collaborative working session in time. In addition,
the application further enables the students to access screencasting and shared application in a
collaborative environment without having to be present in the same place. Like most other
colleges, Seneca College embraces the digital learning management systems. Students are
provided with university mobile applications so that they can access the college library, class
lectures through portals anytime (Udupi, Malali & Noronha, 2016). Even the assignments,
grades, assessments are at student finger tips whether they are studying at residence hall or
basking under the sun on a grassy lawn
Smart Security System
The smart security systems include video surveillance that is associated with any proper
source where one can deploy a smart IP video camera and make the wireless meshing in use

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to connect the device. In addition, the student residence is well equipped with smart locks and
access controls (Annapurna et al., 2015). The smart lock controls are the combination of Wi-
Fi or wired locks with incorporation of smart ID card readers, perimeter controls and even
video surveillance (Tsai, Leu & You, 2016). Smart tracking assets are identified in advance
technologies like motion detectors, Wi-Fi locks, connected lights, smart surveillance cameras
and alert alarms (Tsai, Leu & You, 2016). Motion detectors detect the movements at a place
where no one is supposed to be present. Thereby it helps to detect the unknown entries
(Annapurna et al., 2015). Wi-Fi locks screen the entry that is unauthorized. The connected
light snaps the entry of unknown or unauthorized intruders by illuminating their entry way.
Smart surveillance cameras automatically capture the views and videos of intruders provided
with auto adjustments of the features like zooming and tilting (Tsai, Leu & You, 2016). And
finally, the alert systems directly send its signal to the campus security, providing with
relevant information and real time video updates and feeds. Following such feedbacks, the
actions are taken accordingly (Annapurna et al., 2015). Students with smart IDs would never
fall in such situation as the sensory systems of the tracking and security assets screens the
smart card IDs and ensures the authoritativeness of the student before passing alert signals.
The security systems also include the responsibilities of IT teams as they take care of cyber
security through big data applications and embedded systems (Tsai, Leu & You, 2016). The
security of the car parking area is also facilitated with smart e-parking technology.
Smart Green Environment
The use of advanced smart technology in the surrounding of students residence is another
major plan of building systems. The application of technology also ensures to educate the
student by encouraging the preservation of green environmental factors (Buckman, Mayfield,
& Beck, 2014). The conservation of energy, water and encouragement of retaining clean air
is the major motive of Seneca college to build the green values that help to avoid health

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issues. On the basis of environmental conservation model, the use of smart, innovative
technology is incorporated to provide green services (Buckman, Mayfield, & Beck, 2014).
The models include window glass that is basically transparent solar panels that conserve
energy during the day and facilitates power consumption ability to the students (Zou et al.,
2018). Devices like shower infused vitamin E are incorporated. There are sensory appliances
that keep on updating the degree of environmental conditions so that the students maintain
the cleanliness in the environment. In addition, clean-air tech devices are incorporated into
the campus in order to facilitate the purified air in the environment of student residence.
Water purifying devices are fixed at every terminal of water pipes and even the drainage
tracts or sewage pipes in which the used water along with impurities are filtered thoroughly
by the process of segregation, chlorination and many other integrated processes that are
equipped in the device (Buckman, Mayfield, & Beck, 2014). The device also facilitates the
readings and measurements revealing the degree of water purity to users in order to make the
users believe that the water purified from the used water is safe to consume. The rooms of the
student residence are equipped with smart thermostats and radiators in order to make their
stay-in comfortable. In addition, with the help of smartphone applications, the students are
able to regulate heat and light as per requirement. The process helps in saving and managing
their own electricity (Zou et al., 2018). For example, if a student wants to limit the electricity
consumption to €50, then they will receive an alert or notification when they reach the limit
and would be benefitted further with a suggestion how to consume less. The elevators of the
buildings are eco-friendly that contains the charging system that depends on the number of
times the elevators are used (Buckman, Mayfield, & Beck, 2014). It is recorded that UK
University incorporates the smart technology system in order to reduce carbon emission by
introducing green technology and different initiatives that accelerate their efforts in making
their campus pollution free (Amber et al., 2018). Different initiatives include the installation

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of sustainable technologies and energy conservation measures such solar PVs or wind
turbines, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) (Amber, Aslam & Bashir, 2016). There are other
technology that helps in saving electricity consumption that measures the electricity
consumption hourly basis. Through such initiatives, the favourable economic conditions are
obtained.
Methodology
The data of the entire plan has been taken from secondary source that includes journals and
newspaper reports and the records of other smart student residence plans, for example,
Delloitte and Deakin University. In other universities and colleges, the models of their smart
building systems are analyzed and observed to assess the smart systems in the dynamics of
security systems, learning applications and conservation of the suitable environment in the
Seneca College. Through the analysis of the future plannings of the building systems models
of other universities, further evaluations are taken place, on the basis of which the
incorporation of smart technology is encouraged. Such models are incorporated in order to
provide the students with a preferable atmosphere to study along with concerning health-
related services. Organizations like Cisco Connected Campus provides an in depth utility of
extensive network analytics in the assessment of smart campus technologies, transportation,
parking, lighting and the managing facilities. Majority of the research studies are based on an
extensive amount data that is effectively summarized to get meaningful outcomes.
Outcomes
The results of introducing the application of smart technology system by the Seneca College
appears to be benefiting as the usage of smart building models are encouraged across the
developing countries where the universities are incorporating their smart building models in
university campus, student residence as well as the other general residences. The aspects of

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the artificial intelligence embedded in the technologies help to harmonize the blend of
technology driven world and green environment and also control the overconsumption of
energy. The introduction of smart application in the student residence might result in a
decrease in carbon emission. Furthermore, the notifications and suggestion revealed through
smartphone application, helps in saving and managing the energy consumption. Thereby, the
model of building smart systems in the framework of student’s residence might result in
being a sustainable creation in the environment.
Recommendations and Conclusion
Throughout the entire report, it is observed that the students will be highly dependent on the
technologies. In addition, the fact that when the lifestyle of the students gets dependent on
smartphone applications that notify them to control their consumption at every step, the
independency factor gets disintegrated and gradually loses the self-analysis and observation
capability. Secondly, the technology used is expensive yet sustainable. The usage of such a
large number of technologies and smart systems requires manpower to keep the systems in
check. In addition, the video surveillance with autonomous utility features and the
technologies of water purifiers that are installed in at every terminals must be maintain and
checked in order to ensure these technology sustain. The IT teams as well as the data
scientists are expected to function with efficiency in order to screen the real-time data and
data analytics regarding the users’ use of technology.
The smart building systems with its efficiency supports an ecofriendly environment.
The construct of student residence with the help of smart building system construct benefits
the environment in many ways which turn out to be a sustainable ecosystem. The
involvement of learning systems broadens the scope of attending the journals and class
lectures and emergency conference due to the high responsiveness of internet accessibility.

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Following it the smart security systems strengthen the security of the student’s lives and their
assets. The smart green ecosystem is encouraged in order to conserve light energy, hydel
power and wind power in order to avoid the life threatening factors. In addition, the devices
like clean-air tech devices, water purifying device and vitamin E infused showers along with
the transparent solar panels as window panes are incorporated in the student’s residence to
make their life healthier and easier.

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