The Role of Home Area Network in the Buildings of the Future (Introduction)

During the last decades Home Area Network (HAN) became common in the houses. Usually the main component is a router that allow the internet access to every device that need it. These posts will introduces the benefits and the effectiveness of utilising this networks to optimise the energy consumption in the residential buildings. They will take into account the relevant residential penetration of renewable energies. They will focus on different European projects aimed to increase the awareness of the energy behaviour of the occupancies and guide them to a more environmental friendly habits. They will stress the benefit of the energy metering for choosing the best energy improvement measure in the housea. They will focus on the HAN improvement for the future houses.