Abstract
This paper explores the contribution that user behaviour could make to the creation of new energy efficient products. It does this by first looking at the energy demand of 6 households then discusses the identification of the products with the highest potential for improvement. This is then narrowed down to products with a high energy impact and those where a high level of human interaction and use is also evident. A model for guiding design changes based on a theoretical minimum energy level for each product is presented. The paper ends with a behaviour based design assessment procedure based on the results of the 6 household study.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 19 May 2008 |
| Event | IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment (ISEE 2008) - San Francisco, USA United States Duration: 19 May 2008 → 22 May 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment (ISEE 2008) |
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| Country/Territory | USA United States |
| City | San Francisco |
| Period | 19/05/08 → 22/05/08 |
Keywords
- behaviour analysis
- Eco-design
- domestic energy
- user behaviour
- theoretical minimum.
- energy efficiency
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