Key Enabling Technologies for evaluation of energy efficiency and indoor air quality in buildings

The use of nanotechnology and advanced materials in buildings is a very important source of in- novation for the development of digital and low-cost sensors based on IoT – Internet of Things and KET – Key Enabling Technologies algorithms. The integration of sensors in buildings aims to develop Smart Energy Analytics models that can optimise both energy performance and indoor comfort, including Indoor Air Quality – IAQ. The complex research and development project called “IBIS ECO – IoT-based Building Information System for Energy Efficiency & Comfort” is part of this framework. The integration of traditional systems with multi-layer sensors has sev- eral objectives, including: the reduction of energy demand; the dynamic analysis of indoor and outdoor environmental parameters; the development of Predictive Maintenance; the improve- ment of indoor comfort and air quality by limiting the spread of diseases related to confined environments (Building-Related Illness – BRI and Sick Building Syndrome – SBS); informing and raising awareness of the automation of building technology systems (Building & Automation Control System – BACS), in line with the European directive on Smart Readiness Indicators – SRI (2018/844/EU EPBD).