The term smart building refers to an intelligent, networked building which provides convenience. Smart building is thus a generic term for technical processes and systems in buildings which aim to improve quality of life and living. A smart building consists of networked and remotely controlled devices and automated processes. This creates convenient operation and efficient energy use with people as the focal point.
There are synonyms for the term smart building, such as smart home, intelligent building or e-home. These systems share similar objectives, but focus on particular areas. HAUTAU technology solutions are grouped under the heading HAUTAU Smart Building, which is defined as follows: