[TechInnov] Technology-Enabled Feedback on Domestic Energy Consumption: Articulating a Set of Design Concerns

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?isnumber=4736465&arnumber=4736476 Fitzpatrick, G.   Smith, G.   Univ. of Sussex, Brighton; This paper appears in: Pervasive Computing, IEEE Publication Date: Jan.-March 2009 Volume: 8,  Issue: 1 On page(s): 37-44

Abstract This paper presents the technology enabled feedback on domestic energy consumption that promote awareness and lead to energy savings. This explore an activity-centric view of energy consumption in shared spaces, such as offices. While a focus on changed consumption outcomes will ultimately be the key test of a good device, more systematic user experience and design studies, across a range of settings, might provide more confidence that the devices we're designing are both fit to task and will be acceptable as well as usable. The authors articulate a set of design concerns that frame and focus ongoing research into user experience and more effective feedback