Students: Jiazhi Zhou and Michael McCormack
Supervisor: Professor Robert Amor
The university is working to develop a Digital Twin (DT) of its buildings and facilities to support its sustainability goals. There are a significant number of data streams available about university buildings, covering data such as power use, water use, wifi connections, rubbish volumes, scheduled lectures, lighting, CO2 and temperature in spaces, airflow through HVAC systems, external weather station data, etc. While optimising the building use against each individual data stream is possible there is a need to identify how all the data streams interact and can be optimised in a holistic manner to meet the university’s sustainability goals.
As part of their Part IV research project, Jiazhi and Michael will explore comfort models to enhance the study experience of students and increase study efficiency. They will simulate these models using Digital Twins created from data obtained from sensors, building management data, and other sources.
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