2020
Irizar-Arrieta, Ane; Casado-Mansilla, Diego; Garaizar, Pablo; Lopez-de-Ipiña, Diego; Retegi, Aiur
User perspectives in the design of interactive everyday objects for sustainable behaviour Journal Article
In: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 137, no. 102393, 2020.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Design for sustainable behaviour change, Grounded theory, human computer interaction (hci), Internet of things, Persuasive Technology
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author = {Ane Irizar-Arrieta and Diego Casado-Mansilla and Pablo Garaizar and Diego Lopez-de-Ipiña and Aiur Retegi},
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abstract = {Addressing efficient management of energy has become a central objective due to the scarcity of traditional energy sources and global warming. To cope with this overarching issue, some technological solutions such as Smart Grids, Internet of Things or Demand response are proposed. However, the majority of them overlooks the role of human beings in the equation. Moreover, the very nascent body of research combining human and machine intelligence proposes methods, frameworks, and guidelines which vary depending on the application scenario complicating the selection of gold-standards to ensure seamless cooperation between smart devices and people. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to provide a set of design-hypotheses to devise augmented objects that ally with their users to reduce energy consumption. We expect designers, engineers, makers or even hobbyists in the intersection between technology-enablers (through IoT) and behavioural scientists to benefit from them. To this aim, we describe the results of a long-term study in office-based workplaces, where participants were randomly assigned to different experimental conditions (persuasion, dashboard, and automation) to increase their energy-efficient behaviour. Grounded Theory analysis was applied over qualitative data collected during focus group sessions obtaining five themes around a central category. The resulting themes were linked to design-hypotheses for IoT devices which were then tested through the implementation of a new IoT object also conceived for the workplace.},
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Addressing efficient management of energy has become a central objective due to the scarcity of traditional energy sources and global warming. To cope with this overarching issue, some technological solutions such as Smart Grids, Internet of Things or Demand response are proposed. However, the majority of them overlooks the role of human beings in the equation. Moreover, the very nascent body of research combining human and machine intelligence proposes methods, frameworks, and guidelines which vary depending on the application scenario complicating the selection of gold-standards to ensure seamless cooperation between smart devices and people. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to provide a set of design-hypotheses to devise augmented objects that ally with their users to reduce energy consumption. We expect designers, engineers, makers or even hobbyists in the intersection between technology-enablers (through IoT) and behavioural scientists to benefit from them. To this aim, we describe the results of a long-term study in office-based workplaces, where participants were randomly assigned to different experimental conditions (persuasion, dashboard, and automation) to increase their energy-efficient behaviour. Grounded Theory analysis was applied over qualitative data collected during focus group sessions obtaining five themes around a central category. The resulting themes were linked to design-hypotheses for IoT devices which were then tested through the implementation of a new IoT object also conceived for the workplace.
2014
Casado-Mansilla, Diego; de Armentia, Juan López; Garaizar, Pablo; Lopez-de-Ipiña, Diego
Team Up with Eco-Aware Everyday Things to Green Your Workplace!. Conference
Innovative Mobile and Internet Services in Ubiquitous Computing (IMIS), IEEE, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-4799-4331-9.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Eco-aware everyday things, eco-feedback, Persuasive Technology, teammates
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title = {Team Up with Eco-Aware Everyday Things to Green Your Workplace!.},
author = {Diego Casado-Mansilla and Juan López de Armentia and Pablo Garaizar and Diego Lopez-de-Ipiña },
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abstract = {The lack of energy consumption awareness in public spaces is a fact. There, people do not receive energy consumption feedback nor do they pay a monthly invoice to electricity providers. Thus, there is practically a non-existent perception of energy waste, and hence, there is low motivation to reduce it. To tackle this problem we transform everyday shared electrical appliances which are placed in common spaces into collaborative eco-aware everyday things. These eco-appliances make people aware that they are not alone to save energy, but the everyday things can team up with them to achieve this task. Qualitative and quantitative results were gathered in three case studies performed with shared coffee machines at workplace. The objective was to assess the effectiveness of the proposed eco-aware design in terms of energy saving and the degree of affiliation between workers and the smart appliance to create a green-team relationship.
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The lack of energy consumption awareness in public spaces is a fact. There, people do not receive energy consumption feedback nor do they pay a monthly invoice to electricity providers. Thus, there is practically a non-existent perception of energy waste, and hence, there is low motivation to reduce it. To tackle this problem we transform everyday shared electrical appliances which are placed in common spaces into collaborative eco-aware everyday things. These eco-appliances make people aware that they are not alone to save energy, but the everyday things can team up with them to achieve this task. Qualitative and quantitative results were gathered in three case studies performed with shared coffee machines at workplace. The objective was to assess the effectiveness of the proposed eco-aware design in terms of energy saving and the degree of affiliation between workers and the smart appliance to create a green-team relationship.
Casado-Mansilla, Diego; de Armentia, Juan López; Garaizar, Pablo; Lopez-de-Ipiña, Diego
To Switch off the Coffee-maker or Not: That is the Question to be Energy-efficient at Work Conference
2014, ISBN: 978-1-4503-2474-8.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Eco-aware everyday things, eco-feedback, Energy-Efficiency, Persuasive Technology, Sustainability
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title = {To Switch off the Coffee-maker or Not: That is the Question to be Energy-efficient at Work},
author = {Diego Casado-Mansilla and Juan López de Armentia and Pablo Garaizar and Diego Lopez-de-Ipiña},
doi = {10.1145/2559206.2581152},
isbn = {978-1-4503-2474-8},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-04-01},
pages = {2425-2430},
abstract = {There are some barriers to reduce energy consumption in shared spaces where many people use common electronic devices (e.g. dilution of responsibility, the trade-off between comfort and necessity, absentmindedness, or the lack of support to foster energy-efficiency). The workplace is a challenging scenario since the economic incentives are not present to increase energy awareness. To tackle some of these issues we have augmented a shared coffee-maker with eco-feedback to turn it into a green ally of the workers. Its design rationale is twofold: Firstly, to make the coffee-maker able to learn its own usage pattern. Secondly, to communicate persuasively and in real-time to users whether it is more efficient to leave the appliance on or off during certain periods of time along the workday. The goal is to explore a human-machine team towards energy efficiency and awareness, i.e. whether giving the initiative to users to decide how to operate the common appliances, but being assisted by them, is a better choice than automation or mere informative eco-feedback.},
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There are some barriers to reduce energy consumption in shared spaces where many people use common electronic devices (e.g. dilution of responsibility, the trade-off between comfort and necessity, absentmindedness, or the lack of support to foster energy-efficiency). The workplace is a challenging scenario since the economic incentives are not present to increase energy awareness. To tackle some of these issues we have augmented a shared coffee-maker with eco-feedback to turn it into a green ally of the workers. Its design rationale is twofold: Firstly, to make the coffee-maker able to learn its own usage pattern. Secondly, to communicate persuasively and in real-time to users whether it is more efficient to leave the appliance on or off during certain periods of time along the workday. The goal is to explore a human-machine team towards energy efficiency and awareness, i.e. whether giving the initiative to users to decide how to operate the common appliances, but being assisted by them, is a better choice than automation or mere informative eco-feedback.