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''Today [[green building]] is recognized as key to lower emissions and operating costs and an eventually much lower [[ecological footprint]].  Wise grids link green buildings together.''
 
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== wise grids - district energy, smart homes, and load shifting ==
== wise grids - district energy, smart homes, and load shifting ==
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=== power and control 2007 ===
=== power and control 2007 ===
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*reducing peaks, shifting loads pays off but not enough to motivate big investment
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*reducing peaks, shifting loads pays off
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*disconnected devices, e.g. thermostats or freezer timers, only on high-watt devices
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but not enough to motivate big investment
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*dissimilar phone, control, cameras, TV, IP networks - using incompatible wire/control
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*disconnected devices, e.g. thermostats or
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freezer timers, only on high-watt devices
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*dissimilar phone, control, cameras, TV, IP
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networks - using incompatible wire/control
*incompatible proprietary software/protocol
*incompatible proprietary software/protocol
*hard to specify unit or building policy
*hard to specify unit or building policy
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*exploits local sensors to detect environment
*exploits local sensors to detect environment
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*'data fusion' to create complete heat profile  
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*'data fusion' to create complete heat profile:
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*buildings respond like plants to sun/heat/wind with real time sensors and uplinks to weather monitoring and prediction services
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buildings respond like plants to sun/heat/wind
*gathers SNMP over AC (1901) and DC (802.3at)
*gathers SNMP over AC (1901) and DC (802.3at)
*uses wireless sensors (802.15.4) judiciously
*uses wireless sensors (802.15.4) judiciously
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*connects multiple networks at locks/monitors
*connects multiple networks at locks/monitors
*can easily isolate any compromised subsystem
*can easily isolate any compromised subsystem
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*is deployed at discretion of building owners and coordinates disparate service providers
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*is deployed at discretion of building owners
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*can accomodate multiple providers of similar services and even unify the similar offerings
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and coordinates disparate service providers
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*can accomodate multiple providers of similar
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services and even unify the similar offerings
=== between power and builder ===
=== between power and builder ===
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**want responsibility for network/IP problems
**want responsibility for network/IP problems
**can compete with telco, cableco or customer
**can compete with telco, cableco or customer
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**want to own batteries, NOC gear, small generators, thermal storage facilities
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**want to own batteries, NOC gear, generators
*there's a gap between them requiring service
*there's a gap between them requiring service
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*powerco is in conflict of interest with any customer seeking to minimize energy usage
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*powerco is in conflict of interest with any
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*hundreds of systemic motivations for builder to simply build large building cheap and go
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customer seeking to minimize energy usage
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*hundreds of systemic motivations for builder
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to simply build large building cheap and go
=== who else can't do it ===
=== who else can't do it ===
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*telco and cableco can't subsidize with energy or control services - aren't trusted with security or safety sensitive tasks
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*telco and cableco can't subsidize with energy
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*unit-holders don't have expertise for control and building supervisors can't do it reliably
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or control services - aren't trust w/security
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*adjacent buildings often acquired by one group for speculation, easier promotion or combining but it's rare to actually have many for long
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*unit-holders don't have expertise for control
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*municipalities can't deploy service selectively but have to advance lowest common denominator
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and building supervisors can't do it reliably
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*nonprofit institutions (public housing, co-ops) are good testbeds but have vulnerable residents or broken governance processes or staff bunkers
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*adjacent buildings often acquired by one group
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for speculation, easier promotion or combining
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but it's rare to actually have many for long
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*municipalities can't deploy service selectively
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but have to advance lowest common denominator
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*nonprofit institutions (public housing, co-ops)
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are good testbeds but have vulnerable residents
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or broken governance processes or staff bunkers
=== district energy, media, control ===
=== district energy, media, control ===
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*can serve its district for 72 hours in a crisis and possibly longer by neighbourly cooperation
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*can serve its district for 72 hours in a crisis
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*franchises control, surveillance & monitoring framework from insurance or portfolio company
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and possibly longer by neighbourly cooperation
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*deploys proven technologies to many buildings in one neighbourhood, hosted in best basement
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*franchises control, surveillance & monitoring
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framework from insurance or portfolio company
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*deploys proven technologies to many buildings
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in one neighbourhood, hosted in best basement
*is typically managed by a resident contractor
*is typically managed by a resident contractor
*specifies or installs several separate nets
*specifies or installs several separate nets
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=== the happy resident ===
=== the happy resident ===
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*will be unaffected by any service outage less than 72 hours in duration, as a building goes autonomous
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*will be unaffected by any service outage less than  
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72 hours in duration, as a building goes autonomous
*identifies themselves only minimally to systems
*identifies themselves only minimally to systems
*can easily limit control over unit to other users
*can easily limit control over unit to other users
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*is informed of every use of any wireless protocol
*is informed of every use of any wireless protocol
*usually won't notice energy or water conservation
*usually won't notice energy or water conservation
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*sees immediate savings from any changes of habits (proven to result in savings of up to 30 percent)
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*sees immediate savings from any changes of habits
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*pays one itemized bill for all utility services (even water if it's unified under same controls)
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(proven to result in savings of up to 30 percent)
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*is easily removed from unit even if unconcious in an emergency - fire and police overrides provide a civil-rights-safe monitored access to the unit
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*pays one itemized bill for all utility services
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(even water if it's unified under same controls)
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*is easily removed from unit even if unconcious in
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an emergency - fire and police overrides provide  
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a civil-rights-safe monitored access to the unit
=== the happy city ===
=== the happy city ===
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*can ignore 'wise grids' for up to 72 hours in crises as they manage themselves and call for help they need
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*can ignore 'wise grids' for up to 72 hours in crises
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as they manage themselves and have that much backup
*saves substantial greenhouse gas, water, sewer usage
*saves substantial greenhouse gas, water, sewer usage
*minimizes effort of tracking crimes on wireless nets
*minimizes effort of tracking crimes on wireless nets
*minimizes fire risk, enables access of firefighters
*minimizes fire risk, enables access of firefighters
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*can quickly adapt control approach to all municipal services including water, power and perhaps others
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*can quickly adapt control approach to all municipal
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*can accept residents' credentials throughout city to simplify access to public space, library, school
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services including water, power and perhaps others
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*can pay for social housing to be equipped with same services with greenhouse gas credit and taking some percentage of the utility savings from a contractor
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*can accept residents' credentials throughout city
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*can deploy similar facilities in its own offices to better enable telework and shared offices under user control without potentially problematic monitoring (lacking the controls built in to protect privacy)
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to simplify access to public space, library, school
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*can pay for social housing to be equipped with same
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services with greenhouse gas credit and taking some
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percentage of the utility savings from a contractor
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*can deploy similar facilities in its own offices to
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better enable telework and shared offices under user
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control without potentially problematic monitoring
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(lacking the controls built in to protect privacy)
=== the happy powerco ===
=== the happy powerco ===
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*reduces need for capital investment in generation
*reduces need for capital investment in generation
*can cease problematic peak generation (coal, oil)
*can cease problematic peak generation (coal, oil)
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*can operate nuclear plants at full power most of the time, significantly decreasing nuclear waste
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*can operate nuclear plants at full power most of
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*reduces need for networking expertise to what is required to provide bulk bandwidth or dark fibre to reseller putting IEEE 1901 signals on 110 VAC and provides redundant connection (via wireless)
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the time, significantly decreasing nuclear waste
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*reduces difficulty of balancing grid in areas of sophisticated demand management: can motivate any 'wise grid' to reduce or increase demand or even to release stored or generated energy to the grid
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*reduces need for networking expertise to what is
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required to provide bulk bandwidth or dark fibre
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to reseller putting IEEE 1901 signals on 110 VAC
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and provides redundant connection (via wireless)
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*reduces difficulty of balancing grid in areas of
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sophisticated demand management: can motivate any
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'wise grid' to reduce or increase demand or even
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to release stored or generated energy to the grid
*can focus on large scale projects it knows better
*can focus on large scale projects it knows better
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*builds then either sells or keeps collecting rent
*builds then either sells or keeps collecting rent
*if held/rented, wise grids absorb operating risks
*if held/rented, wise grids absorb operating risks
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*if sold, investors in wise grids will want to buy buildings already designed and wired for services
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*if sold, investors in wise grids will want to buy
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buildings already designed and wired for services
*can advertise 'green' buildings with low power use
*can advertise 'green' buildings with low power use
*can sell condo units for higher than market prices
*can sell condo units for higher than market prices
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*can rent units for much higher than market prices (either equipped or not) including shorter term rentals due to flexible hotel-like keys/credentials
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*can rent units for much higher than market prices
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*can actually operate building as a minimal hotel if this proves practical, e.g. contractors live within while building is finished, beta-testing equipment
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(either equipped or not) including shorter term
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*qualifies units or buildings for 'green' mortgages based on significantly lower utility usage & bills
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rentals due to flexible hotel-like keys/credentials
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*participates in phone & media (TV, Internet, radio) revenue without taking operating or support risks
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*can actually operate building as a minimal hotel if
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this proves practical, e.g. contractors live within
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while building is finished, beta-testing equipment
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*qualifies units or buildings for 'green' mortgages
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based on significantly lower utility usage & bills
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*participates in phone & media (TV, Internet, radio)
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revenue without taking operating or support risks
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