A survey of adaptive systems supporting green energy in the built environment

The recent trends in adaptive renewable energy and storage systems for buildings is aiding in improved energy efficiency and costs. Various novel adaptable systems and devices including photovoltaics, batteries and electric vehicles have been proposed in the prior art for the purpose of supporting highly energy sustainable buildings. To aid these systems and to provide additional features, building automation, a trusted technology, is also used to ensure user comfort. Today the challenge is not only to provide comfort, but to do it while having a close eye on the energy performance of the building. Distributed, renewable energy sources, advances in IT and tighter legislative constraints offer and demand changes in the way we operate buildings. This paper will provide a review of current trends in this filed.