Building a Thermostat: Raspberry Pi
For the Sustainability Challenge 2018, we decided to build a thermostat to record and provide students with their current room temperatures. We used a Raspberry Pi 3 and wired it to a single-board with a DS18B20 temperature sensor and a 4.7K - 10K resistor. Then, we created a Python script to record the temperature and streamed the data to Initial State for better accessibility and visualization.
Heat Waste & Windows:What You Need to Know
In simple terms, a heating system provides warm air to a space until it approaches a specific temperature set by Facilities Management. If you open your window, the warm air will leave and reduce the temperature by almost eight degrees. As a result, the heating system will continue to work until the maximum heating value is reached. This not only increases heating costs, but also decreases the efficiency of the system.
Uncomfortable with your Room Temperature?
We have developed a useful tool for use in the identification of temperature. Using this live stream of data, we hope students can be more informed and contact Facilities Management to alter their room temperature to their liking, which reduces potential heat waste and provides comfortability.
