ukupa wud09 debra lilley: reducing household energy use
DESCRIPTION
Carbon, Control and Comfort is a three-year collaborative research project aiming to engage users in the design of control systems that they like, that allow them to create the comfort conditions they want and which, through using the technology and fabric of their homes more effectively, reduces their energy use. This presentation will discuss how occupants' comfort practices impact upon energy use and the socio-technical, usability, design and ethical factors which could inform the development of new devices or systems that enhance and promote energy reducing comfort practices.TRANSCRIPT
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Reducing Household Energy Use ‐Considerations for developing design interventions to encourage more sustainable behaviour
[ World Usability Day – 12th November 2009 ]
Dr Debra Lilley[ Department of Design and Technology & ESRI
Loughborough University ]
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Carbon, Control and Comfort:User‐centred control systems for carbon reduction and load distribution (2009‐2011)
[ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council & E.On UK ]
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Aim
[ to engage users in the design of control systems that they like, that allow them to create the comfort conditions they want and which, through using the technology and fabric of their homes more effectively,reduces their energy use]
Context
[ social housing tenants ] [ Merthyr Tydfil ‐Wales / Harrogate ‐ Leeds ] [ families / elderly ‐ individuals & couples ]
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Talk
[ Context occupants' comfort practices & energy use ]
[ Existing interventions; socio‐technical, usability, design & ethical factors in relation to social housing ]
[ Next Steps ‐ capturing user behaviour, identifying impacts, applying theory, new design interventions ]
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Variability in energy consumption in the home can be affected byoccupants’ comfort practices…
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… by how they interact with technologies, fabric & furnishings in their homes …
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… their level of activity and the clothes they choose to wear
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… the appliances and devices they own and use
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… and the way in which products are used in the home
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Rise in single‐occupancy households and disposable income
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… increasing mobility of women, home‐working and a ‘24/7’ culture
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…. increased use of energy‐intensive appliances….
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… energy consumption from lighting and appliances has increased, despite efficiency gains in other areas (e.g. energy efficient boilers)
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…although energy labelling schemes on domestic appliances have increased in recent years they are misleading as do not consider real use behaviours such as opening, adding food at room temperature
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80% of UK public are convinced about climate change and express strong concern about the environmental impacts but their actionsdo not reflect their concerns
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Few people make the link between environmental problems and the energy and materials used at home
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Feedback on energy usage is limited…
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Householders wishing to monitor energy consumption in more detail can choose from a vast array of ‘off‐the‐shelf’ feedback devices……
… from the utilitarian “kill‐a‐watt”
… to the more desirable “wattson”
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e.g. Watts Up Pro ‐ user connects all data outputs from individual monitors to a central system.
e.g. Kill A Watt ‐ requires user to observe screen which, if plugged into the wall under a desk or table, can be difficult to access.
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…. pictorial or abstract formats…e.g. Tiffany Holmes Eco visualization
..ambient (e.g. light, colour, sound) e.g. Energy Aware Cord / Consumption Feedback Switch
… displayed in numeric…
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connects to PC to upload data to a web portal for more detailed information and energy reduction advice.
Onzo smart energy kitin‐home display, sensor and web portal
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Energy data can be delivered via dedicated devices or by ‘piggy‐backing’ on existing products such as iPods and iPhones, digital televisions…
e.g. “Current State” ‐ a conceptual mobile application used to monitor and control energy usage in the home.
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...or internet applications
e.g. Google PowerMeter• free electricity usage monitoring tool • receives data from utility smart meters and in‐home energy management
devices and visualizes information on iGoogle• now in‐partnership with TED – The Energy Detective.
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Some energy monitoring devices use social networking and blogging services which utilize instant messaging or a web interface
Yello Sparzähler smart meters‘tweet’ about energy use
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user
product
power in dec
ision‐mak
ing
guidechange
Eco‐Information
Eco‐Choice
Eco‐Feedback
• onus on user to learn from feedback and change behaviour
• less control – more room for non‐compliance• greater acceptance by users?
maintainchange
Eco‐ Spur
Eco‐Steer
• choice with some persuasion • feedback mechanism ensures cause‐effect
relationship maintained
ensurechange
Eco‐Technology
Clever Design
• eradicates need for human intervention• minimises unpredictability • ensures compliance• users less likely to learn from & adapt behaviour
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• Take into account target users needs / expectations / context
• Facilitate continued use – self‐generating not non‐rechargeable
• Embodied and in‐use energy vs. energy savings
• Sustained interaction
• Choice vs control ‐ tolerance / preference
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Next steps
[ user centred research – intensive monitoring / ethnography ]
[ design intervention development ]
[ testing and evaluation ]
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Thank you for listening
Dr Debra [email protected]://www.design‐behaviour.co.ukhttp://www.designandbehaviour.com