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IGLC 32 · Auckland, New Zealand · 2024

Smart Homes and Waste Reduction

  1. Research Assistant, Department of Engineering & Technology, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, s.awwal3@hud.ac.uk, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7771-1511
  2. Professor, Department of Design and Built Environment, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom, p.tzortzopoulos@hud.ac.uk , https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-6753
  3. KTP Associate, Department of Engineering & Technology, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, m.r.gulzar@hud.ac.uk, https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1983-2250
  4. Professor, Department of Engineering & Technology, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, r.mishra@hud.ac.uk, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1620-3238
  5. Reader, Department of Engineering & Technology, School of Computing & Engineering, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, l.t.fleming2@hud.ac.uk, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6962-8686
  6. Technical Director, Trust Electric Heating Ltd., Leeds, United Kingdom, scott@trustelectricheating.co.uk

https://doi.org/10.24928/2024/0172

Abstract

The concept of smart homes includes smart technologies, systems, and devices to facilitate efficiency, security, comfort, and overall management of the home environment. This paper presents the concept of smart homes and discusses how it relates to waste reduction, especially energy waste. As waste reduction is one of the key lean principles, the notion of a "smart home" and " waste reduction" can be connected to optimising efficiency and increasing the functionality of the home. An experiment was carried out in the Huddersfield smart house research facility for the optimisation of energy usage through smart home technologies and efficient appliances, resulting in lifecycle waste reduction. The investigation highlights the connection between Smart Home’ and ‘Lean Waste Principles’ indicating how energy use in the building lifecycle is hidden in lean waste. This suggests a need for future empirical research to better understand how to reduce waste using smart home technology and provide solutions to resolve energy waste on a wider scale.

Keywords

  • Smart Home
  • energy efficiency
  • waste reduction
  • comfort
  • lean waste

Cite this paper

APA 7th edition

Awwal, S., Tzortzopoulos, P., Gulzar, M. R., Mishra, R., Fleming, L., & Conor, S. (2024). Smart Homes and Waste Reduction. In D. B. Costa, F. Drevland, & L. Florez-Perez (Eds.), Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 32) (pp. 990–1002). https://doi.org/10.24928/2024/0172

Shortened reference for IGLC papers

Awwal, S., Tzortzopoulos, P., Gulzar, M. R., Mishra, R., Fleming, L., & Conor, S. (2024). Smart Homes and Waste Reduction. IGLC32. https://doi.org/10.24928/2024/0172