SMART BUILDINGS INTRODUCTION We have been used to create better and better ambients from the very beginning of humanity‚ first adapting caves‚ then building structures up to modern skyscrapers and dwellings. As technology has increased we have learnt to shape ambient to better fit our needs and lately we have started to pay more attention to their efficiency‚ like better insulation for lower energy consumption. HISTORY Arne Olander in 1930‚discovered a phenomenon of SME(Shape
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objectives should be always be “SMART”: Specific Measurable Achievable •The objective is clear and it accuratly describes the desired situation •We should know if the objectives are achivied or not by answering very simple questions •It must be feasible with the parameters that wa have (time‚ resources‚ power...) Relevant •With the global strategy and with the environment Time-bound •Time-defined means an end but it also means steps. In the SMART concept as translated in French
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Smart technologies for older people a systematic literature review of smart technologies that promote health and wellbeing of older people living at home www.broadband.unimelb.edu.au May 2012 Authors Meg Morris‚ PhD Chair Physiotherapy‚ The University of Melbourne Elizabeth Ozanne‚ PhD Associate Professor‚ Social Work‚ The University of Melbourne Kim Miller‚ PhD Senior Lecturer Physiotherapy‚ The University of Melbourne Nick Santamaria‚ PhD Chair Translational Nursing‚ The University of
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Smart Antenna Systems for Mobile Communications FINAL REPORT Ivica Stevanovi´‚ Anja Skrivervik and Juan R. Mosig c January 2003 Laboratoire d’Electromagn´tisme et d’Acoustique e Ecole Polytechnique F´d´rale de Lausanne e e CH-1015 Lausanne Suisse http://lemawww.epfl.ch/ ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Evolution from Omnidirectional to Smart Antennas 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 4 5 5 8 8 10 14 17 17 19 20 21
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ERG Smart Cards: Crafting Strategy for a New Horizon CASE BACKGROUND In 1978‚ Associated Electronic Services Ltd (AES)‚ a Perth-based engineering company‚ began developing an automated fare collection (AFC) system. In 1984 AES won a contract for an AFC system in Toronto‚ Canada. That same year Energy Research Group (ERG) was listed on the stock exchange. ERG was a venture capital-backed company‚ researching various technologies including an electronic sign board and a manufacturing process for
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1. What is a smart goal? The word SMART is an acronym which actually stands for something in this case. The S stands for specific meaning that your goal must be specific. For example you can say a goal for you is to graduate at the end of the year‚ but that is too vague. You must be specific to a better goal would be to pass this course so I may move on to the next one. M stands for Measurable‚ meaning that your goal must be measurable so you can see progress. A stands for attainable‚ so something
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CASE ASSIGNMENT-SMART CAR USA 1. IDENTIFY AT LEAST 3 BASES FOR SEGMENTING THE MARKET FOR SMART CAR IN THE US. PREPARE A MARKET-PRODUCT GRID ILLUSTRATING AT LEAST ONE OF THESE BASES. ➢ Geographic Segmentation: Larger cities that suffer from congestion ➢ Demographic Segmentation: Appeal to younger adults(Age)‚ Affordability (Income) ➢ Behavioral Segmentation: Park-ability‚ Less fuel‚ environmental consciousness 2. What criteria should Smart Car use in assessing
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HOW SMART ARE SMART PHONES Ladies and gentlemen did you know nearly 20% of kids can operate a smart phone by the time they reach the age of 6‚ while only 9% can actually tie their shoelaces properly so says Nicholas Jackson of AVG. 58% of children polled can play basic computer games and not even yet ride a bicycle. Technology has stolen our child hood. Instead of having to protect us from the snakes in the grass and trees where we should be playing‚ our parents have to protect us from cyber bullying
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Street Smart versus Book Smart In his article "Hidden Intellectualism‚" Gerald Graff criticizes those that do not put value into "street smarts." Graff says that knowledge goes far beyond academic learning and continues into our everyday living. He states‚ "The need to prove I was smart and the fear of a beating if I proved it too well." Meaning that if the subjects he enjoyed the most became his main interest he would soon have to face ridicule for wanting to be himself (Graff). Graff’s theory
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Running head: THE IMPACT OF SMART CARDS The Impact of Smart Cards Money and Banking I – BU322 March 17‚ 2010 The Impact of Smart Cards The Digital Age has changed the way we do business and one of them is a technological innovation called the Smart Card. Though users tout its advantages the concept has been slow to take off in the United States possibly due to the disadvantages that continue to plague the concept. However with the continued direction of business and banking in this
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