Home energy consumption feedback: A user survey

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 383-393

  Bonino, Dario ^a   Corno, Fulvio ^a   De Russis, Luigi ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy; IHD; In home display; Survey; User interface

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CURRENT CONSUMPTION; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY; ENERGY DISPLAYS; ENERGY WASTES; FEEDBACK INTERFACES; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; HOME AUTOMATION; IHD; IMPACT CURRENT; IN-HOME DISPLAY; ONLINE SURVEYS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; USER ACTION; USER SURVEYS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; USER INTERFACES;

SURVEYS;

EID: 84857049125     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.12.017     Document Type: Article

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