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Fig. 4. This system allows residents to track and manage their energy consumption, and control their home appliances through this management system. (HDB, 2014).

Figure 4 This system allows residents to track and manage their energy consumption, and control their home appliances through this management system. (HDB, 2014).

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Fig. 2. Activated by human traffic, temperature and humidity, Smart fans will improve thermal comfort levels for residents. (Source: Housing and Development Board, 2014). Fig. 1. Global air condition market share (Global Industry Analysts, Inc, 2015).
Fig. 2. Activated by human traffic, temperature and humidity, Smart fans will improve thermal comfort levels for residents. (Source: Housing and Development Board, 2014). Fig. 1. Global air condition market share (Global Industry Analysts, Inc, 2015).
Fig. 3. The Smart Elderly Alert System learns the living pattern of the elderly at home, and enables timely alerts to their caregiver (HDB, 2014 To sum up, studies on smart technology show the concepts are still in their early phases. Although smart technologies have been used over the years to provide comfort and automation, only recent studies are focused on energy savings. Smart technologies for energy savings will have a full impact when integration of Smart Devices, Smart homes and Smart Grids takes place, which is illustrated by the study by Collotta and Pau (2015), whereby low-powered linked network segments are connected to a central management controller in the household. Moreover, building designs and environmental concepts also influence the energy saving and comfort of living, it is therefore essential to design the ideas and solutions for smart technologies with an under-
Fig. 3. The Smart Elderly Alert System learns the living pattern of the elderly at home, and enables timely alerts to their caregiver (HDB, 2014 To sum up, studies on smart technology show the concepts are still in their early phases. Although smart technologies have been used over the years to provide comfort and automation, only recent studies are focused on energy savings. Smart technologies for energy savings will have a full impact when integration of Smart Devices, Smart homes and Smart Grids takes place, which is illustrated by the study by Collotta and Pau (2015), whereby low-powered linked network segments are connected to a central management controller in the household. Moreover, building designs and environmental concepts also influence the energy saving and comfort of living, it is therefore essential to design the ideas and solutions for smart technologies with an under-
is well as internet availability are evaluated as functions in a smart nome. In this study, the functions are outlined in categories dealing irom energy monitoring over appliance control and house equipment management to comfort and health functions. With today's evolving ‘echnology, where appliances can be connected to the internet, the IoT Internet of Things) concept is the big step towards developing more mtegrated solutions for smart homes (Collotta and Pau, 2015).
is well as internet availability are evaluated as functions in a smart nome. In this study, the functions are outlined in categories dealing irom energy monitoring over appliance control and house equipment management to comfort and health functions. With today's evolving ‘echnology, where appliances can be connected to the internet, the IoT Internet of Things) concept is the big step towards developing more mtegrated solutions for smart homes (Collotta and Pau, 2015).
Fig. 5. Motivations to adopt technology at home.
Fig. 5. Motivations to adopt technology at home.
Fig. 6. Perception of new technologies supplying energy by 2020. Urban and Scasny (2012) have claimed that people who are more concerned about environmental issues take additional steps to save energy through the use of smart technologies. The results were consistent with their findings, as the majority of the households in the present survey who are concerned about the environment were willing to know the energy consumption for devices/appliances. However, it is noteworthy that some of these households were willing to know energy consumption of their appliances because they wanted to save money by reducing electricity bills. Consistent with most of the studies (e.g., Paetz et al., 2011, Iwata et al., 2015, Urban and Scasny, 2012, Murtagh et al., 2014) which noted that people are willing to invest in smart home technologies to save money, the findings have also indicated that monetary factor is one of the primary reasons to save energy. According to Murtagh et al. (2014), income level of households might be one of reasons why some of the households are categorized as energy non-engaged. High-income households tend to use the latest smart technologies not to save energy and cut costs, but to keep up with the trend. Moreover, Urban and Scasny (2012) have claimed that older people are more concerned about environmental issues, which could explain why they are more willing to take part in energy saving. However, the survey results have not confirmed the findings by Urban and Scasny (2012) as responses in the present Besides, 83% of respondents have shown interest to know how much energy is consumed by each and every device in their households. Additional findings have shown that the households’ interest for knowing the energy consumption for every device is to save energy (60% of respondents) and save money (30% of respondents) by reducing energy consumption. The radar chart in Fig. 6 revealed that
Fig. 6. Perception of new technologies supplying energy by 2020. Urban and Scasny (2012) have claimed that people who are more concerned about environmental issues take additional steps to save energy through the use of smart technologies. The results were consistent with their findings, as the majority of the households in the present survey who are concerned about the environment were willing to know the energy consumption for devices/appliances. However, it is noteworthy that some of these households were willing to know energy consumption of their appliances because they wanted to save money by reducing electricity bills. Consistent with most of the studies (e.g., Paetz et al., 2011, Iwata et al., 2015, Urban and Scasny, 2012, Murtagh et al., 2014) which noted that people are willing to invest in smart home technologies to save money, the findings have also indicated that monetary factor is one of the primary reasons to save energy. According to Murtagh et al. (2014), income level of households might be one of reasons why some of the households are categorized as energy non-engaged. High-income households tend to use the latest smart technologies not to save energy and cut costs, but to keep up with the trend. Moreover, Urban and Scasny (2012) have claimed that older people are more concerned about environmental issues, which could explain why they are more willing to take part in energy saving. However, the survey results have not confirmed the findings by Urban and Scasny (2012) as responses in the present Besides, 83% of respondents have shown interest to know how much energy is consumed by each and every device in their households. Additional findings have shown that the households’ interest for knowing the energy consumption for every device is to save energy (60% of respondents) and save money (30% of respondents) by reducing energy consumption. The radar chart in Fig. 6 revealed that
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