Information Modeling and Information Retrieval for the Internet of things (IoT) in Buildings

• Main Authors: Renata Baracho, Izabella Cunha, Mário Lúcio Pereira Junior
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2018-04-01
• Series: Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
• Subjects: smart cities; internet of things (iot); information retrieval; information modelling; smart buildings
• Online Access: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/ZA948QH18.pdf

The ability to monitor and analyze real-time information generated by sensors and devices is a vitalto maximize employee effectiveness and productivity in organizations, reduce unscheduled downtime, increase production quality and minimize the risk of accidents. The implementation of aneffective smart building requires deep study of information systems, monitoring with data collection and analysis and reflection on concepts, representation, goals and occupations of buildings. This research is focused on the application of technologies within the domain of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC), with the following objectives: to identify the current state of literature on the topics Information Modeling, Information Retrieval and Internet of Things (IoT) in buildings in the context of Information Science; discuss concepts and advances Smart Building, Building Automation, Intelligent Building and Information Modeling Building (BIM); and prepare a proposal for the implementation of IoT in a research laboratory of UFMG. The smart lab experiment is a proof of concept proposal that through practice makes simulations for real solutions like validation. The results demonstrate that the implementation of IoT provides new insights into the behavior of people and the environment, supporting the identification of standards and setting precedents for optimization.