A Real-World Use Case with HibouAir : Smart Ventilation & Climate Control
Biotonomy, a company known for its nature-based architecture and sustainable climate-adaptive design, creates buildings and cities that function more like ecosystems than traditional structures. Their work focuses on environments that breathe, adapt, and respond – ensuring well-being for both people and nature. One of their innovative installations features a modern hotel in Malaga, Spain, where HibouAir air quality monitoring sensors and a Gateway are deployed throughout the rooms to deliver continuous, real-time environmental data.
This data powers Maria Monstera, an advanced AI dashboard designed to monitor, optimize, and interact with the hotel’s hydroponic vertical garden and indoor climate conditions. Through this integration, the hotel benefits from a fully automated ventilation and climate control system built on responsive, data-driven intelligence.
Real-Time Environmental Intelligence Powered by HibouAir
HibouAir devices installed throughout the hotel rooms measure key environmental parameters and overall room conditions. This real-time data is continuously transmitted to the AI dashboard Maria Monstera, enabling precise, immediate actions that support the health of both the indoor garden system and the guests.
How the AI Dashboard Maria Monstera Uses HibouAir Data
Supporting Plant Health
The AI dashboard Maria Monstera continuously observes important parameters for the hydroponic vertical garden. This includes humidity, temperature, light levels, water quality, and nutrient conditions. By tracking environmental fluctuations and identifying irregularities as soon as they appear, the AI helps maintain stable conditions so that plants remain strong, healthy and stress-free.
Smart Ventilation & Climate Control
Using HibouAir sensor data, the AI dashboard ensures that ventilation and climate control remain responsive and adaptive. Instead of acting as a passive system, the dashboard actively optimizes airflow and humidity. It regulates ventilation openings, adjusts airflow distribution and maintains balanced moisture levels for both people and plants. This approach also helps prevent mold growth and reduces the risk of poor indoor air quality, ensuring healthier indoor conditions throughout the space.
Energy-Efficient Optimization
The AI dashboard adapts lighting, fans and supplementary climate controls based on real-time needs rather than fixed timers. It responds to actual environmental changes and learns daily activity patterns. By doing so, the system reduces unnecessary energy use and introduces cost-efficient operations that evolve over time.
Interactive Visitor Experience
Maria Monstera is also part of an interactive kiosk interface that engages hotel visitors. Through this interface, the AI explains concepts connected to the nature-based installation, such as photosynthesis, water purification, biodiversity and pollination. This creates a more immersive and educational experience, connecting guests directly to the sustainable architectural concept around them.
Proactive Intelligence
The AI dashboard combines HibouAir data with learned behavioral patterns to maintain long-term system stability. It detects early signs of irregularities, highlights possible maintenance needs and suggests improvements that can enhance performance over time. By continuously analyzing trends, the AI ensures that the hydroponic system and indoor climate remain optimized without requiring manual intervention.
A Digital Gardener for Sustainable Spaces
Maria Monstera is positioned as a digital gardener — an intelligent dashboard designed to monitor, interpret and act on environmental data. Its purpose is clear: support maximum plant vitality, ensure efficient energy use and create an engaging experience for visitors. Through continuous data-driven adjustments, it helps maintain a living environment that adapts naturally and responsibly.
This real-world implementation demonstrates how HibouAir sensors can integrate seamlessly into advanced AI-driven environments. By providing accurate, real-time environmental data, HibouAir enables intelligent dashboards like Maria Monstera to manage ventilation, climate stability and plant health in a fully adaptive way. Combined with Biotonomy’s nature-based architecture, the result is a hotel environment that is healthier, more efficient and deeply connected to sustainable design principles.