Cool and the gang: design insights for engaging student energy interventions

  • Authors:
  • Derek Foster;Conor Linehan;Maureen Schoonheyt;Shaun W. Lawson

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom;University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom;Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Hague, Netherlands;University of Lincoln, Lincoln, United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Interventions that aim to motivate students in halls of residence to engage in more eco-friendly behaviour face a number of unique problems. Specifically, a large portion of university accommodation provides utilities such as electricity, water and gas at fixed cost as part of tenancy contracts. In the absence of financial motivators, energy interventions for special groups such as students require a stronger focus on participatory and experience design to understand the design implications of successful technology-led energy interventions. This work presents the findings of a thematic analysis drawn from a large corpus of qualitative design challenge data including focus groups, questionnaires and interviews. Findings provided design insights for developing 'cool' and engaging energy interventions for students.