For over 25 years now, Michael McPhie has held key leadership roles in various organizations in the natural resources sector in British Columbia, Canada, and other parts of the world. A founding partner at Falkirk Environmental Consultants, Ltd., Michael McPhie is also the former Chair of the Board of Governors of the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
Four Diploma students belonging to BCIT’s Computer Systems Technology have learned that the Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to collect environmental data. In their study, IoT sensors can transfer data using a network without the need for human-to-computer or human-to-human intervention.
During the study, the students placed a total of eight IoT devices in their homes to collect and monitor environmental data. IoT devices collected data on humidity, temperature, volumes of CO2, and volatility of organic compounds in the atmosphere. The data were compiled and transmitted to a dashboard every 15 minutes to allow the students to conduct their analyses.
When they compared their analyses, the students found out that one of the IoT devices measured the Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) at a level that is 400 times over the safe limits. The IoT device that measured this data was placed on an area where there is an abundance of molds, in one of the student’s window sills. When the window sill was cleaned with bleach, the IoT device recorded safe levels of TVOC.
Four Diploma students belonging to BCIT’s Computer Systems Technology have learned that the Internet of Things (IoT) can be used to collect environmental data. In their study, IoT sensors can transfer data using a network without the need for human-to-computer or human-to-human intervention.
During the study, the students placed a total of eight IoT devices in their homes to collect and monitor environmental data. IoT devices collected data on humidity, temperature, volumes of CO2, and volatility of organic compounds in the atmosphere. The data were compiled and transmitted to a dashboard every 15 minutes to allow the students to conduct their analyses.
When they compared their analyses, the students found out that one of the IoT devices measured the Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) at a level that is 400 times over the safe limits. The IoT device that measured this data was placed on an area where there is an abundance of molds, in one of the student’s window sills. When the window sill was cleaned with bleach, the IoT device recorded safe levels of TVOC.
