I am trying to start a smart linux climate control stack project using Raspberry Pi

Goal: To develop a general, reliable FOSS solution for smart thermostats (thereby reducing production costs of smart thermostats and energy usage).

I am writing to resquest that you inform your members about my efforts, such as in your newsletter. I this would require advertising fees please let me know.

Target users:

* Hackers, contributors.

* Makers who build from scratch

* Plans builders

* Kit suppliers and kit builders

* Commercial smart thermostat manufacturers.

I don't have the electrical engineering, software, or HVAC experience or knowledge to act as a primary contributor to this project. I can provide administrative and organizer support, hustle for donors and volunteers, and I can try my hand at documentation. I think that the project would need:

* A Linux software contributor, probably competent in Java, JavaScript, and maybe Python. A lot of R-Pi stuff is done in Python for some reason.

* An electrical engineer, or talented technician, to physically design and build the Raspberry Pi based WiFi enabled thermostat.

* An HVAC professional, or talented student, to advise and to be a field technician.

* Maybe a plumber if we decide to mess with furnace control

* A project manager

* An electric utility or HVAC manufacturer who will provide support in kind by providing facilities to test the system.

I envision a going-concern project to iteratively develop Linux based smart thermostat software, with its reference hardware based on Raspberry Pi.

If I can find a couple of people interested in different categories, I think it would be enough to justify a meeting.

Prospective volunteers and other intersted parties are asked to reply on:

Regards,

Trent Shipley