Iot-based measurement for observing thermal conductivity of modern office building

Abstract

The potential CO 2 emissions of a building can be identified based on the building thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity of the building can be determined by measuring the temperatures outside and inside the building for a long period. Unfortunately, this measurement is quite hard and very expensive to be done manually. The Internet of Things (IoT) technology provides a simple and inexpensive method for carrying out measurements. This study presents a development of IoT system for measuring the building temperature for an unlimited period of time, and the measurement data is accessible from anywhere. The development steps include design, prototyping, and experimental testing. Performance of the developed system is examined through an experimental test. The result shows that the system was able to measure the building temperatures, transmit and store the measurement data to a cloud server, and graphically display the measurement data on the website. The system provides a useful tool for remotely and integrated temperature measurement in determining the thermal conductivity of the buildings.