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Linking Data to Action: Designing for Amateur Energy Management

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Hanna Hasselqvist,

Cristian Bogdan,

Filip KisAuthors Info & Claims

DIS '16: Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

Pages 473 - 483

https://doi.org/10.1145/2901790.2901837

Published: 04 June 2016 Publication History

Abstract

Design of eco-feedback has primarily aimed at persuading individuals to change behaviours into more environmentally sustainable ones. However, it has been questioned how effective such feedback is in supporting long-term change. As an alternative focus for energy feedback, we present a case study of amateur energy management work in apartment buildings owned by housing cooperatives, and the design of an app that aims to stimulate and support cooperatives in taking energy actions that significantly reduce the cooperative's collective energy use. By linking energy data to energy actions, the users can see how actions taken in their own and other cooperatives affected the energy use, learn from each other's experiences and become motivated as energy amateurs. Based on our housing cooperative case, we reflect on design aspects to consider when designing for energy management in amateur settings.

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DIS '16: Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems

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DOI:10.1145/2901790

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