The delivery of consumer energy requirements is a key focus of the Smart Systems and Heat Programme.The Consumer Response and Behavior Project will identify consumer requirements and predict consumer response to Smart Energy System proposals, providing a consumer focus for the other Work Areas. This project involved thousands of respondents providing insight into consumer requirements for heat and energy services, both now and in the future. Particular focus was given to identifying the behaviour that leads people to consume energy - in particular heat and hot water. This £3m project was led by PRP Architects, experts in the built environment. It involved a consortium of academia and industry - UCL Energy Institute,Frontier Economics, the Technology Partnership, the Peabody Trust, National Centre for Social Research and Hitachi Europe
This report combines the two Deliverables: D5.4(iii) In-Home Monitoring Technical Report and D5.10(ii) Health and Safety Good Practice Report into one
Environmental monitoring (the use of technology to automatically record physical, measurable conditions – e.g. temperature, relative humidity, energy consumption, etc.) has been a common part of research into energy use in buildings over recent years, used particularly to record the energy performance and environmental conditions. However, monitoring devices are now increasingly being employed alongside social research methods to assist a better understanding of the way occupants behave in a building and how they interact with their energy systems. This report draws out the lessons learnt from these emerging activities, discusses the design challenges and value of delivering an environmental monitoring project and focusses in some detail on the many practicalities that need to be considered for the successful implementation of environmental monitoring in homes.
Two projects were examined for this report:30 Homes – a longitudinal (year long) study of 30 homes in Yorkshire, Manchester, Norfolk and London.HEMS Field Trial – a three-month study of 12 homes in London to consider the ease of installation and participants’ adaptability to two different smart heating control systemsThe following conclusions could be drawn:Participant retention – one of the most important successes of both projects has been the positive relationships formed with the participants and their retention. This was because ofOpen and effective communicationClear agreementsSmall teams as...
This report combines the two Deliverables: D5.4(iii) In-Home Monitoring Technical Report and D5.10(ii) Health and Safety Good Practice Report into one
Environmental monitoring (the use of technology to automatically record physical, measurable conditions – e.g. temperature, relative humidity, energy consumption, etc.) has been a common part of research into energy use in buildings over recent years, used particularly to record the energy performance and environmental conditions. However, monitoring devices are now increasingly being employed alongside social research methods to assist a better understanding of the way occupants behave in a building and how they interact with their energy systems. This report draws out the lessons learnt from these emerging activities, discusses the design challenges and value of delivering an environmental monitoring project and focusses in some detail on the many practicalities that need to be considered for the successful implementation of environmental monitoring in homes.
Two projects were examined for this report:30 Homes – a longitudinal (year long) study of 30 homes in Yorkshire, Manchester, Norfolk and London.HEMS Field Trial – a three-month study of 12 homes in London to consider the ease of installation and participants’ adaptability to two different smart heating control systemsThe following conclusions could be drawn:Participant retention – one of the most important successes of both projects has been the positive relationships formed with the participants and their retention. This was because ofOpen and effective communicationClear agreementsSmall teams as...