Smart and Healthy Buildings

Abstract

Nowadays the smart structures and materials utilization are expected. A great smart approaches investigation presented by smart technologies, materials, structures etc. is done. The design of structures and buildings include the advanced structural components with the smart properties to provide the automatic control and management while being integrated into the networked electronic system. It is clear that using the smart structures and design the smart buildings are important actual approaches. The integrated smart approach will change the engineering practice in the environmental manner. The smart buildings also make it possible to optimize processes, reduce costs and increase the environmental safety. The smart design approach makes the innovative solutions possible for every building and every expectation of indoor environmental quality. Additionally, a multidisciplinary interactive top-down approach is required to facilitate the design, construction, maintenance and operation of a smart building, in which the architect, as well as the other stakeholders, fulfil a new or a different role. It is important to accept that IEQ is a multi-level, multi-factor and multi-stakeholders issue, therefore, the cooperation is a must.