This academic article was published in MDPI’s Sensors Journal in August 2021. It presents the architecture and construction of a novel plug-and-play system for optimal monitoring and control of energy and water consumption in smart buildings. Based on the Raspberry Pi microcontroller, the system is cloud-based and includes nine modules that inter-communicate. The system was tested on fifteen social housing units was able to detect abnormal energy consumption.
Key words: architecture/engineering, HVAC/IAQ, IoT, protocols and standards, energy efficiency, construction/new buildings, control and monitoring
