Coupled with collective consumer data, smart spaces provide personalized and tailored experiences.
The need for thoughtful design is just as immediate and immense as the opportunity. Even in current devices and digital ecosystems, there are problems that have and will continue to threaten visions of the ideal smart connected home.
GreenTechGrid, 2011
“Assessment of Building Energy- Saving Policies and Programs in China During the 11th Five Year Plan”, China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2011“Overview of Current Energy Efficiency Policies in China”, Energy Policy, Volume 38: Issue 11. November 2010“Assessment of China’s Energy-Saving and Emission-Reduction Accomplishments and Opportunities During the 11th Five Year Plan”, Energy Policy, Volume 39, Issue 4, April 2011, Pages 2165-2178frogSH feedback: original slide was lengthy to read, changed to timeline format2009 Household Appliance subsidy program. Subsidizes 15% of up to 2 appliances/household in rural areashttp://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-02/02/content_7439036.htmhttp://www.gov.cn/english/2010-12/16/content_1767022.htmCopied original text and pasted here:Historical precedent: The Chinese government has a history of staged energy management standards, starting with residential building standards in the 1980s in various regions, but the latest attempt at integrating multiple regional standards, due in 2007, has stalled. Most of these standards, however, related to building construction, HVAC, and lighting efficiency. Enforcement of new building energy standards is strong, but programs relating to building retrofits are perceived as failing.New policy steps: In April 2011, China announced a new national standard ("Energy Management System Requirements), to be implemented on November 1, to define overall energy management system elements, processes, and participants. This is several steps away from concrete standards for residential properties.Service provider subsidies: China has recently extended its rich subsidization schemes to service providers. Companies involved in energy management contracting projects are now eligible for a variety of tax concessions, effective this year.Appliance standards: China’s MEPS (minimum energy performance standard) for appliances dates to 1989 and has been revised over the years to cover new appliance types. However, it is a voluntary program and doesn’t yet cover smart appliances.
GreenTechGrid, 2011
frogSH: reordered the 4 pillars to show how one thing leads to another
By building devices that communicate via local wireless networks, as well as the cloud, we can lower the barrier of entry both for consumers and industry… allowing people to build their connected environment one device or service at a time.Smart TV is moving to the cloud - China-based company Neurosky developed the “world’s first brain-controlled smart TV” -> this product will be adopted by Haier
First generation experiences were all about connecting devices. This is relatively easy to do and offers customers tangible value. We have designed and developed medical devices, health and wellness products, consumer electronics, entertainment devices, appliances, and energy management devices which all became more interesting by being connected. The next step is to interconnect those experiences where it makes sense. E.g. smart Thermostats are made better by knowing the temperature inside and out, whether the windows are open or closed, the day of the week and time, who is home, and so on. E.g. Entertainment systems are made better by being aware of all content consumption devices, who consumed what, who paused the content where, and so on. Some samples of new cities being built in China that are high on inter-connectivity and “smart”Wuxi, Zhuhai, Beijing Dongcheng (Eastern part of Beijing), Chengdu, Hangzhou, Xi’anAccording to Jiang Kejuan, research on sustainable resources at the National Development and Reform Commission, almost every province, municipality and autonomous region in China is eager to build its own eco-cityhttp://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2011-08/15/content_13114599.htmMSFT is partnering with the provincial Jing nan government to set-up an R&D center and support the creation of smart cities
Yellow’s smart energy meter is ENABLED by Germany’s GSM network operators.Yellow maybe the best example of Smart Meter ENABLEMENT and integration with Home Energy Mgmt. using the GSM network as the backhaul for sending information to the utility. Yellow’s online meter lets users know exactly how they are using energy in their homes. The meter provides second-to-second usage data from appliances such as the refrigerators, stoves, stereo systems, and the water heaters.The information is available to users from a browser or mobile device.
Emerging technologies allow us to combine and seamlessly integrate devices, networks and natural interactions to enrich the connected human experience. Our power to “create” is increasing at an exponential rate. Everything that we create should be part of a compelling story… enriching tradition, honoring ritual. Goal: Envision, catalyze and motivate behavior through effective design.
Most people are not going to spend a lot of time setting up connected experiences. They have to work, out of the box. Each time you add the requirements for professional installation, or phone supported user set up, the total addressable market shrinks. These issues have to be designed and engineered out.e.g. in home energy management systems designed by frog, the product generates value without any set up. The user can enhance the experience with customization over time. But they don’t have to spend 2 hours inputting information before the first use.
Every high end hardware device has failed to gain traction - so I think this is where this must be addressed. Cisco killed their re-skinned device, most of the start-ups are serving that high end market only
“Energy for 500 million Homes: Drivers and Outlook for Residential Energy Consumption in China”, China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2009Beijing Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, 2008“Home Energy Management Beyond the Numbers” whitepaper by the Aricept GroupNational Bureau of Statistics, 2006US Energy Information Association, 2009, 2011CIA World Factbook, 2010“Analysis of Potential Energy Saving and CO2 Emission Reduction of Home Appliances and Commercial Equipments in China”, China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2011
“Energy for 500 million Homes: Drivers and Outlook for Residential Energy Consumption in China”, China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2009Beijing Institute of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, 2008“Home Energy Management Beyond the Numbers” whitepaper by the Aricept GroupNational Bureau of Statistics, 2006US Energy Information Association, 2009, 2011CIA World Factbook, 2010“Analysis of Potential Energy Saving and CO2 Emission Reduction of Home Appliances and Commercial Equipments in China”, China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2011
Consumption mentality: Many Chinese, in their desire to partake in the country’s astounding growth, have an excessive consumption mentality. For example: leaving the air-conditioning running non-stop in hotter months.Government subsidization: The Chinese government strongly subsidies energy, creating little consumer incentive to invest in expensive technologies to marginally reduce power consumption.Primitive smart grid: China’s grid is not smart – it does not have demand response as known in the west. Parts of the grid can be shut off, but there are no fine-grain controls that allow curbing power to certain appliances in a certain area.Lack of property owner demand: Property owners and owner associations, who are in the best position to make smart home investment decisions for a property, are not motivated to do so, given the overall perception of minimal savings.http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2011-08/15/content_13114599.htmChinese cities consume so much energy that for every one percent increase in GDP, another 1.03 percent of energy is expanded, and whenever an urban population grows by one percent, 2.2 percent more energy is consumedhttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/business/energy-environment/25coal.html?pagewanted=allChina’s 700 million rural residents have been on a two-year buying spree of electric devices, purchasing hundreds of millions of air-conditioners and other energy-hungry appliances with government subsidies aimed at narrowing the gap in living standards between cities and rural areas.
What can we tell from a fully instrumented home?A lot! We have been involved in a number of experiments with equipment from different people. This is from an Intel developer forum presentation by Justin Ratner, from the house of one of his chief engineers. We can tell what time the xbox went on, whether that should be the time when the laptop switches on.We can tell a LOT about a family. NIST report shows potential concerns about who was home (police, alibis, landlords), what they did. Breach of the right to privacy.
