Smart Houses
Session
#4
The New Age
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYqjs8TKkOE&t=15s
Smart Houses
Definition: OOPS- not yet in the Dictionary
What is a "Smart House" ?
One that anticipates my needs One that protects me
One that recognizes my lifestyle One that changes with my moods One that allows me to work at home
One that works for me 24/7/365 with support One that doesn't have a monthly charge
One that connects me to the internet of "things"
All of the above
Which is the Smart Home?
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A little History….
On Connectivity.
Lights
Thermostats
Electric Hot Water Gas & Electric Stoves
Fans
Radios & Phonographs
Clocks / Doorbells Vacuum Cleaners
WWI Bungalow Homes 1st. Mass Produced Smart Homes with
Ceiling Fans Dishwashers Refrigerators
Trash Compactors
Air Conditioners TV’s
Electric Irons
Tape Recorders
Washers
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A little History….
On Connectivity.
TV’s Washer Dryers Personal Computers
Ipods Computer Games Printers Fax Machines
Wired Home Networks and VPN
Phone Modems Word Processing
Productivity & Presentation Software IPhone
Software Applications or “Apps” Broadband Internet Wireless Internet
Smart Apps Siri & Alexa & AI Machine to Machine Connectivity The Dawn of Smart Objects
Smart Cars
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Concept of Ambient Intelligence
Eli Zelkha- Palo Alto Ventures- circa 2000
Better Known as "Artificial Intelligence"
Colloquially- Know Yourself
The ability of a computer to record, analyze and predict your habits
From recorded past choices
To current movements
To future learned Artificial Intelligence-
Alexa- "Tom, I sense your body temperature is 96.5 degrees , so I'll turn up the thermostat"(Alexa- Turn up the heat.)
Tom, Do you want me to turn up the heat?
TO: My sensors note there is no motion in the house and it's 11:00 PM. That means everyone is asleep and I'll turn off all the lights, set the heat /cool on 65 degrees, tell the coffee pot to grind coffee and make six cups of coffee at 6:00 AM and open the blinds at 6:15 AM.
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But WHY?
1. Convenience- Makes Life Easier 2. Efficiency- Saves Time and Money
3. Next Big Thing- Want to be up-to-date
4 . Promoted by companies wanting to sell a product (It's FREE....FREE, FREE, FREE !!)
6.4 Billion to 13 Billion Smart devices now in homes today....
…...50 Billion before 2030 (UL Laboratories)
Established in 1894 as the Underwriters' Electrical Bureau . Now known as as Underwriters Laboratories, it is approved to perform safety testing on devices by the U.S. federal agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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Builder Magazine 2020 Survey:
2/3 of consumers want a
"connected (Smart) house....
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A Few Current Uses
Fan
Range Microwave Oven
Refrigerator Lights
Thermostat
Faucet
Drapes Glass
Lights and Color Entertainment
Security
Motion & Cameras
Radiant Heating Any Device Using Electricity Can be Made Smart
Smart
Houses Piezo Electric Effect
in Window Glass Touchless Plumbing
Without Current With Current
Almost half of homeowners (47%) say they’d shell out more for touchless toilets and kitchen faucets, according to the New Home Trends Institute. Yet nowhere near half of homes
currently have touchless technology. Builders can tap into that market.
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Convenience- Makes Life Easier
Connected Home Offices- Changed how we work....
Multi-tasking....
Improving our Outlook
…...And Live
Learning New Skills....
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Efficiency- Saves Time and Money,
…....and there's an "App" to let you know.
Smart Appliances that:
• Sense when full
• Auto start by App
• Adjust water usage
• Measure soaps to loads Smart Appliances save:
• 12% - 15% on HVAC electrical use
• 15%- 25% on Water Heater electricity
• 10%+ on dishwasher and washing machines
• 10% to 30% In water usage
Self-Emptying Vacuum Cleaner
Room-by-Room Temperature control
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Next Big Thing- Want to be up-to-date
Source: Custom Builder Magazine, 2020
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ISSUES______________
Developmental
Lack of integration • Lack of standards for reliability/consistency
• No performance criteria (your experience may differ)
• Poor design and manufacture, (especially non- western)
Software • Few to no security safeguards against hacking
• Few to no software patches for improvements
• Few to no service availability for help
• Little to no integration with other software platforms
• Buyer Beware- What you see is what you get!
(If it doesn't do what you want it to, you can't change it)
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ISSUES______________
Security
Privacy
Artificial Intelligence
• Always learning
• Learns by:
• Mistakes
• Habits and Routines
• Requires a feedback loop to improve
• Smart Devices record and memorize
everything you let it.
• There is none
• Your system is compromised as soon as you turn it on.
• People can listen and watch without you knowing
• BIG Brother of 1984 is listening
Consent • You gave consent when you connected.
• Your consent was total and absolute 24/7/365
• Your consent extends to your family members and anyone within range of the audio or video of
your house.
Ownership • All data is owned by the recorder
• Your data theoretically is protected, but:
• There are few safeguards against hacking you or the recorder
• You have no way of knowing, unless told after the fact.
Joe Cross, Instructor, Smart House Seminar- Fall, 2021
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Quid Pro Quo:
You want Efficiency and Convenience,
We want to harvest your data.... forever.
Hypothetical:
1. Looking into the refrigerator. "Honey, we need eggs and bread for tomorrow." Amazon delivers it in an hour and charges it to your account .
2. Text Message from Domino's: "It's 6 pm Monday- can we send you your usual large pizza with cheese and peperoni on a thin crust?"
Artificial Intelligence in Smart Houses will:
Make life more convenient and efficient
Make you more dependent on the technology
Reduce your level of control to that norm of your socio- economic status.
Smart
Houses REMEMBER
A SMART HOUSE BECOMES A DUMB HOUSE WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY
REMEMBER
A SMART HOUSE BECOMES A DUMB HOUSE WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY
Dumb
Houses
Smart
Houses Thirty Minute Video Of A Smart House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJmplWe_cX0&t=5s