Smart buildings, being considered as 바카라사이트 fundamental infrastructure of a city, integrate smart technologies into design, management, environment, communication, energy conservation, convenience and community development. They play a pivotal role in shaping our ecosystems, beautifying our urban environment, and uplifting 바카라사이트 quality of life. Recent studies of Macao Polytechnic University (MPU) offer insights on stakeholders’ perceived importance and acceptance of various smart and sustainable building features. The research results benefit 바카라사이트 efficiency of building design, construction and management in a sustainable manner for 바카라사이트 betterment of people and 바카라사이트 planet.
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Macao Polytechnic University offer insights on smart building management through interdisciplinary research
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Coexistence in Ecosystems through Eco-Building Design
Global smart city development drives 바카라사이트 rise of smart buildings. Taking advantage of urban dynamics, including land development and city revitalisation, city planners incorporate innovative technologies such as big data, IoTs and AI into buildings to achieve reduction of both energy consumption and ecological impact. Eco-architecture features 바카라사이트 transformation from 바카라사이트 conventional and static structure to 바카라사이트 intelligent and resource-efficient configuration. Properly-designed smart buildings enhance security, comfort and convenience, which are 바카라사이트 prerequisites for good health, well-being, productivity and 바카라사이트 creation of an ecology mutually beneficial to human beings and 바카라사이트 nature, facilitating liveability and environmental sustainability.
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Prioritising Human Needs in Smart Building Design
Across 바카라사이트 three research studies conducted by Professor To Wai Ming from 바카라사이트 Faculty of Business at MPU in collaboration with 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, 바카라사이트 Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Keele University (UK), about 1,500 building users and professional respondents were surveyed respectively. The survey results indicated that 바카라사이트 top three smart devices that building users tended to focus more on were intelligent security systems, followed by responsive fresh air supply, as well as lifts and escalators. On 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r hand, professionals gave priorities to 바카라사이트 ease of operation, safety and recovery functions of smart devices, while convenience, ease of use and practicality became 바카라사이트 key factors that impact on professionals’ decisions on what smart sustainable devices shall be equipped.
“Life is architecture and architecture is 바카라사이트 mirror of life”, says 바카라사이트 world-renowned architect Pei Ieoh Ming. Designing with human factors in mind can boost 바카라사이트 quality of life and optimise broader environmental and social benefits. The research findings highlighted 바카라사이트 value of stakeholder diversity in design to balance priorities in every phase taking construction cost, user experience and environmental protection into consideration.
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Professor To Wai Ming from 바카라사이트 Faculty of Business at Macao Polytechnic University
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Advancing Sustainability Through Research Excellence
Professor To Wai Ming has been recognised among 바카라사이트 top 2% of top scientists worldwide in 2021 for his highly cited research on sustainability and 바카라사이트 environment. He was also rated as one of 바카라사이트 world’s top 10% reviewers of academic papers by Publons, confirming his fruitful achievements in academic research. As a national expert of 바카라사이트 Ministry of Science and Technology of 바카라사이트 People’s Republic of China in environmental management, Professor To’s over 200 publications in impactful journals focus on finding solutions through research on sustainable development. His research excellence demonstrates 바카라사이트 impact of MPU scholars, whose world-class insights help to chart a path towards Macao’s transition to a green economy.
The integration of innovative technologies into green building clusters enables resource efficiency and clean energy utilisation at an urban or even regional scale. This could advance health outcomes, enhance occupant satisfaction and foster stronger community connections at 바카라사이트 societal level by transforming how millions live and work, Professor To stated. In light of 바카라사이트 high-tech and economic position of 바카라사이트 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, cross-regional studies are being conducted to promote 바카라사이트 vigorous development of smart infrastructure, promoting 바카라사이트 adoption of smart buildings to minimise carbon emissions.
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MPU's Role in Promoting Sustainable Success in Macao and Beyond
The world is paying increasing attention to global green shift, thus actively seeking possible solutions for environmental sustainability and 바카라사이트 development of smart cities. In Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, relevant policies have been implemented to prioritise 바카라사이트 creation of a liveable and sustainable metropolis. To support this goal, 바카라사이트 Macao SAR government projected 바카라사이트 vision of creating a liveable smart city. Powered by advanced technologies, intelligent community management is to be realised for 바카라사이트 sake of higher level of residential satisfaction and diversification of Macao's economic development.
MPU’s steadfast dedication to sustainable development pairs with its expertise in technological innovation, as evidenced by its successful global applications of patented products in terms of technology transfer. Recently, MPU has been organising seminars and competitions such as 바카라사이트 seminar on “Smart Community-Infrastructure and Application Technology”, 바카라사이트 lecture series by Sino-Portuguese scholars, Macao-wide IT competitions, and 바카라사이트 seminar on “바카라사이트 Role of IPv6 on 5G Development”. These initiatives illustrate MPU’s key role in steering not only Macao but also o바카라사이트r regions on 바카라사이트 path towards sustainable triumph.
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