  The built environment, as hallmark of modern society, has become one of the
key drivers of energy demand. This makes for meaningful application of novel
paradigms, such as cyber-physical systems, with large scale impact for both
primary energy consumption reduction as well as (micro-) grid stability
problems. In a bottom-up approach we analyze the drivers of CPS design,
deployment and adoption in smart buildings. This ranges from low-level embedded
and real time system challenges, instrumentation and control issues, up to ICT
security layers protecting information in a world of ubiquitous connectivity. A
modeling and predictive control framework is also discussed with outlook of
deployment for HVAC optimization to a new facility for research from our
campus.
