Open source & smart building tech

Two people stand blurred in the background over an open greywater tank. In focus in the foreground is a tangle of electrical conduits and wires that wrap their way up a metal pole. A banner at the bottom of the image includes a simple shape of the R.W. Kern Center and reads: 100 Days of Building Solutions.

Smart building technologies can benefit greatly from the accessibility, transparency, and reliability of open-source software and hardware. At the R.W. Kern Center, Hampshire College Professor Steve Roof uses open-source software to view and analyze data collected from our greywater tanks. This data was essential for commissioning, as well as for troubleshooting our built-in proprietary water monitoring system. In the photo above, check out the tangle of electrical conduits and wires that includes Steve’s Arduino open-source microcontroller, which collects and sends data to this site, powered by OpenEnergyMonitor.org.

Project categories: 100 Days of Building Solutions

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