Description
The popularity of home automation has been increasing greatly in recent years due to much higher affordability and simplicity through smartphone and tablet connectivity. Home automation services and products are available in Estonia, but they cover only a narrow range of activities and do not integrate all possible options. There have been solutions for private houses and apartments but not for the whole apartment buildings and apartment associations. This project aims to develop a product system, where the controllers and software are integrated, also suitable for large apartment buildings. System will reduce the energy consumption at least 30% and save energy costs. Small grant scheme project concentrates on environmental impact analysis, hardware development, patent studies, business strategy and also partner search activities.
Summary of project results
The project was needed to develop a home automation product system for large apartment buildings. System will reduce the energy consumption at least 30% and save energy costs and focuses mainly on apartment buildings and apartment associations. The objective of this small grant project was to prepare for the open call competition by conducting the environmental impact analysis, hardware development, patent studies, and business strategy. All aforementioned activities have been successfully implemented, hence the objective can be considered reached. Project promoter participated in the main call competition with donor partner, so the partner search and further steps of future developments are also considered sustainable. The outcome of this project has been reached as the business idea has been fully analysed and presented.
Summary of bilateral results