Table 3.
Sample research questions related to core principles of HBI.
| Equity and inclusion |
| How could universal and inclusive design concepts be integrated with the theoretical disciplines and practical applications of HBI? |
| How can the dynamicity of interactions between occupants and buildings enable us to consider the specific needs of some groups of societies that are more susceptible to features of physical environments? |
| How can we include and adapt to the needs of different groups in the design and implementation of HBI-based solutions? |
| How can we rethink making low-cost HBI solutions to extend the usability of these solutions among the public? |
| Privacy and security |
| What new security and privacy concerns do device-human-building interactions raise? |
| Can we develop new adaptive and flexible control schemes to secure an expanded dynamic, diverse, and heterogeneous environment with good user experience and application performance? |
| How do we address the issues raised by more sub-systems being added into buildings or conflicts between different application requirements? |
| What are the tradeoffs between security/privacy and application performance or user experiences? |
| How can building systems respond to personalized privacy profiles? |
| Sustainability and resilience |
| How might we balance conflicting objectives and tradeoffs of comfort, well-being, energy and CO2 reductions, and resilience? |
| How do we move beyond individual buildings and coordinate buildings at a neighborhoods or city scale? |
| How do we plan for the inevitable need to renovate, retrofit, and retire buildings? |
| How could HBI technologies and solutions lead to increased resilience and operational flexibility of buildings and communities? |
| How could HBI research assist with resilience towards extreme events due to climate change such as wildfires, heat waves, flooding, etc.? |