At a time when technological innovation is reshaping the business landscape, the The ‘Business Applications of Smart Buildings’ course is emerging as a gateway to the future. The growing demand for smart buildings is transforming sectors such as offices, hospitals, transport infrastructure and shopping centres. By taking this course, you will delve into the fascinating world of smart buildings, gaining the skills to implement technological solutions that optimise efficiency and sustainability in a variety of settings. You will learn how to integrate emerging technologies into hospitals and schools, improving quality of life and day-to-day operations. The online course offers you the flexibility to explore how smart buildings are revolutionising the business environment and opening up new career opportunities. Join us and be part of the vanguard shaping the future of smart business.
Business Applications of Smart Buildings
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand how smart offices work and their impact on work efficiency.
- To analyse the benefits of smart hospitals in improving healthcare.
- To assess the integration of smart technologies into transport infrastructure.
- To identify opportunities for improvement in smart schools through the use of technology.
- Explore how smart hotels optimise the guest experience.
- To learn about the ways in which smart shopping centres can be used to attract customers.
- To explore the role of technology in the management of smart arable and livestock farms.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. SMART OFFICES
Smart office concept. Smart services for employees
Efficient management of shared spaces
Tenant services. Relations with the landlord
Arriving at the office: Smart parking and access control
Smart scenarios for accessing the Smart Office
TEACHING UNIT 2. SMART HOSPITALS AND CARE HOMES
Integration of clinical and general systems to streamline patient care
Mobile apps and location-based solutions for the smart hospital
Smart UCI
Care homes for the elderly
The extension of the smart hospital. Telecare
TEACHING UNIT 3. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, HOTELS AND SMART SCHOOLS
Smart airport: Operational efficiency and infrastructure management
Smart airport: Passenger services
Smart port
Smart hotels
Smart schools and campuses
TEACHING UNIT 4. SMART SHOPPING CENTRES AND AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK FARMS
Smart shopping centres: management of spaces and infrastructure
Smart shopping centres: automation, capacity management and forecasting
Smart livestock farms. Smart farm
Smart farms. Business applications
Smart farms. Technological challenges. The importance of communications networks