Assessing eco-feedback interface usage and design to drive energy efficiency in buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 8-17

  Jain, Rishee K ^a   Taylor, John E ^b   Peschiera, Gabriel ^a  

^a SW Mudd Building ^*  (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco feedback; Energy efficiency; Energy feedback; Interface design; Monitoring; Sustainable behavior; User interface

Indexed keywords

COMPONENT LEVELS; DESIGN COMPONENT; DISAGGREGATION; ECO-FEEDBACK; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENERGY COST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS; INTERFACE DESIGN; INTERFACE DESIGNS; INVERSE CORRELATION; SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR; USAGE DATA; USER ENGAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MONITORING; USER INTERFACES;

DESIGN;

EID: 84858082243     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2011.12.033     Document Type: Article

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