15. EPFL scientists are developing a new concept of a smart building that adjusts to your lifestyle, by allowing you to control your preferences. An important component, called the Internet of Things, involves monitoring your overall energy consumption by networking together all of your devices. Do you forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room? Have you ever forgotten to turn off your stove.. or worried that you hadn't? Wouldn't it be nice not to have to think about it - and still be environmentally friendly? How would you like to live in a building that adjusts to your lifestyle? If you are aiming for the 2000 watt society, or simply trying to prevent a fire from starting, then you may be interested in the way EPFL scientists are using the Internet of Things, i.e. connecting appliances together and monitoring their overall energy consumption to make every day life a little bit smarter. The Internet of Things is a network of smart objects that can be controlled together for optimal energy consumption. Those connected objects, which can be anything from your usual appliances to the heating system, are augmented with sensors and electronics that relay information about how you and your building consume energy.
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