GAIA: Saving Energy and Teaching Sustainability

Abstract

A considerable part of recent research in smart cities and IoT has focused on achieving energy savings in buildings and supporting aspects related to sustainability. In this context, the educational community is one of the most important ones to consider, since school buildings constitute a large part of non-residential buildings, while also educat- ing students on sustainability matters is an investment for the future. The Green Awareness In Action (GAIA) project has focused on educating students on energy-related matters and achieving energy savings by using IoT data generated inside school buildings.