Design and implementation of a high-fidelity AC metering network
IPSN '09 Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
Experiences with a high-fidelity wireless building energy auditing network
Proceedings of the 7th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems
The energy dashboard: improving the visibility of energy consumption at a campus-wide scale
Proceedings of the First ACM Workshop on Embedded Sensing Systems for Energy-Efficiency in Buildings
BOSS: building operating system services
nsdi'13 Proceedings of the 10th USENIX conference on Networked Systems Design and Implementation
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Energy consumption in buildings comprises a significant fraction of total worldwide energy consumption and is strongly influenced by occupant behavior. To explore the quantitative effect of particular occupant actions on building energy consumption, we have evaluated eight energy-saving behaviors, as well as the use of an in-home display (IHD), in 10 homes over the course of ten weeks. The results showed maximum savings ranging from 0%-20% attributed to the IHD, indicating that real-time feedback combined with actionable suggestions can motivate substantial conservation. By examining the data along with pre and post-experiment surveys, we conclude that automation is necessary to ease the more tedious tasks such as "unplug when not in use" and "unplug the TV," where fewer than half of the highly capable and motivated participants performed the actions.