Active Windows - Team #6

Our Problem

With climate change becoming ever more relevant, engineers from every discipline are scrambling to combat the issue. Through methods such as green energy technologies and reducing reliance on fossil fuels, our society has made significant progress. However, there is still much work to be done. The average home presents opportunities for countless improvements in energy conservation. In particular, heating and cooling of homes present the opportunity for many inefficiencies to be addressed, including the lack of automation of residential climate control. For instance, to account for temperature variances, an individual may choose to run power-hungry central air systems as opposed to simply making use of natural resources like opening a window to cool a home. However, a sufficiently smart home automation system could replace human negligence and laziness and utilize alternative energy saving options that take advantage of the existing features of homes.