Evaluating Personalised Energy Feedback Information for Behaviour Change in Commercial Buildings
Evaluating Personalised Energy Feedback Information for Behaviour Change in Commercial Buildings
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2012
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Michael Coleman;K. Irvine;M. Lemon;Li Shao
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作者：
Michael Coleman;K. Irvine;M. Lemon;Li Shao
越来越多的研究表明，改善对建筑用户的能源信息反馈可以鼓励更有效地使用能源。然而，大多数以前的能源反馈研究都集中在家庭用电，很少有研究在商业建筑。本文讨论了在商业环境中使用的能量反馈，在英国的一项研究，目前正在调查的无线行为信息（Wi-be）系统，利用低功耗的无线传感器和网络，用于监测个人能源使用，占用模式，并提供个性化的能量反馈信息的开发和应用的背景下。“Wi-be”方法的核心是提供准确的分类反馈，使能源用户能够评估其行为的影响。该文件描述了该研究的方法，建议如何评估行为改变和节能。从技术和用户的角度考虑该技术的积极和消极方面。初步访谈的结果为商业建筑中使用个性化反馈提供了一些支持。它们还强调需要解决对公共能源最终用途的控制，以及与能源监测和跟踪有关的可能适得其反的道德问题，包括隐私、监视和滥用数据。
A growing body of research indicates that the improved feedback of energy information to building users can encourage more efficient use of energy. However, the majority of previous research studies into energy feedback have focused on electricity use in homes, with little research undertaken in commercial buildings. This paper discusses the use of energy feedback in the commercial setting, in the context of a UK study that is currently investigating the development and application of wireless behaviour information (Wi-be) systems that utilise low power wireless sensors and networks for monitoring personal energy use, patterns of occupancy, and delivering personalised energy feedback information. Central to the “Wi-be” approach is the provision of accurate disaggregated feedback, so that individual energy users can assess the impact of their behaviour. The paper describes the study‟s methodology suggesting how behaviour change and energy savings can be evaluated. Both the positive and negative aspects of the technology are considered from technical and user perspectives. Results from initial interviews provide some support for the use of personalised feedback in commercial buildings. They also highlight the need to address the control of communal energy end-uses and the potentially counterproductive ethical issues associated with energy monitoring and tracking; including privacy, surveillance and the misuse of data.