The Potential for Domestic Energy Savings through Assessing User Behaviour and Changes in Design

Edward W A Elias; Elies A Dekoninck; Stephen J Culley

The Potential for Domestic Energy Savings through Assessing User Behaviour and Changes in Design

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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The paper explores the possibility of looking at user behaviour as a way of creating new energy efficient products. It does this by first looking at the energy demand of 6 households then discusses the possibilities and potential of identifying the products with the highest potential for improvement. This is achieved by considering those with high energy use in combination with the difference from its theoretical minimum energy level and the most human interaction. The paper ends with results and discussion from a user behaviour video study of a kitchen.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 10 Dec 2007
Event	EcoDesign 2007: 5th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing - Tokyo, Japan Duration: 10 Dec 2007 → 13 Dec 2007

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Conference	EcoDesign 2007: 5th International Symposium on Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Tokyo
Period	10/12/07 → 13/12/07

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

domestic energy
theoretical minimum
user behaviour
User-centred eco-design
design
energy efficiency

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The Potential for Domestic Energy Savings through Assessing User Behaviour and Changes in Design

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