Researchers from the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering are studying smart desks and smart buildings in an attempt to design offices that can help to tackle health problems. Working with Arup, an industry collaborator specialising in engineering services, the researchers have already developed prototypes with motors that raise the height of desks and which use Raspberry Pi computers to coordinate sensors measuring your activity levels throughout daily. According to Burcin Becerik-Gerber, the associate professor leading the project, offices will eventually be able to control their lighting and climate in a personalised manner to improve health outcomes.
Researchers from the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering are studying smart desks and smart buildings in an attempt to design offices that can help to tackle health problems. Working with Arup, an industry collaborator specialising in engineering services, the researchers have already developed prototypes with motors that raise the height of desks and which use Raspberry Pi computers to coordinate sensors measuring your activity levels throughout the day. According to Burcin Becerik-Gerber, the associate professor leading the project, offices will eventually be able to control their lighting and climate in a personalised manner to improve health outcomes.