Investigating the impact eco-feedback information representation has on building occupant energy consumption behavior and savings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 408-414

  Jain, Rishee K ^a   Taylor, John E ^b   Culligan, Patricia J ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Data representation; Eco feedback; Energy efficiency; Energy use feedback; Information representation; Interface design; Monitoring; User interface

Indexed keywords

DATA REPRESENTATIONS; ECO FEEDBACKS; ENERGY USE; INFORMATION REPRESENTATION; INTERFACE DESIGNS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MONITORING; USER INTERFACES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 84879125653     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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