The scope of the SMART-ACCELERATE project is to improve performance and reduce energy consumption in the building sector via the accelerated market penetration of ‘SMART’ building technology.

The SMART or Intelligent building is today considered as a building, which incorporates the best available concepts, materials, systems and technologies integrating these to achieve or exceed the performance requirements of the buildings stakeholders. These stakeholders include the building’s owners, managers and users, as well as the local and global community. Failure to consider the impact of the intelligent operation of the buildings has resulted in poor performance and low public acceptance of some high profile SMART buildings.

The behavioural, technological, economic and legislative barriers to the rapid market penetration of SMART building technologies are identified and adopted to implement appropriate dissemination methods to overcome these barriers.

Expected results – Deliverables

• SMART building evaluation matrix tool.
• Market analysis report and market plan for the sector.
• Integrated report on the technological, behavioural, economic and regulative.
barriers to the penetration of SMART building technology.
• Twelve exemplar case studies.
• Expanded learning modules of existing University courses on IT in buildings.
• Project web-site with on-line help desk including a technologies database; http://www.ibuilding.gr.
• A promotional CD for control systems manufacturers; available on request (e-mail to kolokotsa@chania.teicrete.gr)
• SMART building toolkit for energy agencies and energy managers.
• Published reference book.