Jon Stinson
Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users
Stinson, Jon; Willis, Alexandra; Williamson, Julio Bros; Currie, John; Smith, R.Sean
Authors
Dr Alex Willis a.willis@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer in Psychology
Julio Bros Williamson
Prof John Currie J.Currie@napier.ac.uk
Professor
R.Sean Smith
Abstract
We evaluate the changes to domestic electricity and gas consumption when the occupants have local access to a coloured real time in-home display (IHD). We report the preliminary six months findings of a three year research project involving 52 new build Scottish dwellings (flats and houses). On average, when compared to households with no IHD(n=22) the households with the IHD (n=30) reduced their gas and electricity consumption by 20% and 7% respectively. We found that the IHD was valued
by the users for its ability to incite behaviour to reduce gas consumption and reinforce existing electricity saving behaviour.
Citation
Stinson, J., Willis, A., Williamson, J. B., Currie, J., & Smith, R. (2015). Visualising Energy Use for Smart Homes and Informed Users. Energy Procedia, 78, 579-584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.015
Journal Article Type | Conference Paper |
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Publication Date | 2015-11 |
Deposit Date | Feb 9, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 9, 2016 |
Journal | Energy Procedia |
Print ISSN | 1876-6102 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 78 |
Pages | 579-584 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.015 |
Keywords | Energy feedback; Coloured in-home display; Electricity and gas consumption; Behaviour change |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9509 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.015 |
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