Severe challenges such as depletion of natural resources, natural catastrophes, extreme
weather conditions, or overpopulation require intelligent solutions especially in architecture …

Occupants' behaviors account for significant uncertainty in building energy use. A better
understanding of occupant behaviors is needed in order to manage this uncertainty; as such …

Published research on smart homes and their users is growing exponentially, yet a clear
understanding of who these users are and how they might use smart home technologies is …

Fear of increasing prices and concern about climate change are motivating residential
power conservation efforts. We investigate the effectiveness of several unsupervised …

With the recent growth in sustainable HCI, now is a good time to map out the approaches
being taken and the intellectual commitments that underlie the area, to allow for community …

Utilities are currently deploying smart electricity meters in millions of households worldwide
to collect fine-grained electricity consumption data. We present an approach to automatically …

Researchers in HCI and behavioral science are increasingly exploring the use of technology
to support behavior change in domains such as health and sustainability. This work …

Eco-feedback systems currently frame householders as micro-resource managers, who
weigh up the costs and benefits of their consumption, and make autonomous, rational and …

A considerable amount of research has been carried out towards making long-standing
smart home visions technically feasible. The technologically augmented homes made …

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of people's everyday interactions with
energy-consuming products and systems in the home. Initial results from a large online …