Abstract
Smart homes are residences equipped innovative technologies: sensors, wired and wireless networks, actuators and intelligent systems. The smart home concept has developed rapidly since the early 1990s. Yet, after almost more than two decades, the prevalence of smart homes is still limited and has not taken off on a large scale even though many people consider it to constitute 'future living'. This review article aims to bridge the knowledge gap between the disciplines of computing, architecture and health care, in order to provide architects, designers and planners with an integrative overview of the smart home, its technologies, objectives, problems and obstacles, including suggestions for overcoming these obstacles and the possible implications on our future living.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 266-274 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Architectural Science Review |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Jul 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
Keywords
- domestic technology
- future living
- health promoting environment
- intelligent environment
- responsive architecture
- sensing technology
- smart city
- smart home
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Architecture
