Smart technologies in the future housing constructions

Researchers envision a future information society stemming from ubiquitous computing and intelligent environments. To a large extent, an ambient intelligent home called smart home no longer is science fiction and is technologically feasible. But reviewing the current state of the field shows that application of the smart home in real life and in the future housing constructions is still lacking; largely because the investigation of smart homes is limited to the domain of technical issues. But applying smart technologies in a home environment affects the way people live inside and outside of their home and shapes a new lifestyle. When the way of living changes the conditions of the dwelling change accordingly. However, usually the technology is added after the spatial design in the final design stage by the installation expert. Hence, a mismatch between the user demands and the smart home possibilities has been occurred. In this paper, we turn this process around; the smart technologies are accommodated by spatial design and shape a smart home. Specifically, we model the new spatial characteristics of smart homes based on users` preferences. The model is based on the assumption that different individuals and households have different spatial preference of smart homes due to having various characteristics, lifestyles, and needs. A Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) is used for the modeling. It estimates the probabilities of choosing spatial characteristics of the smart home among different users with various sociodemographic characteristics. The spatial characteristics which are going to be predicted relate to the public-private layout of smart homes. By determining new spatial organizations based on users` preferences, smart homes can practically provide spaces that respond to the users` needs in real life. Proper integration of technology with space and adjusted spatial conditions are vital for the accomplishment of smart homes and improving the users` acceptance. © 2018 The Authors. Published by Diamond Congress Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the Creative Construction Conference 2018.