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Fostering Energy Efficiency and BehAvioural Change through ICT
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Using virtual choreographies to identify office users' behaviors to target behavior change based on their potential to impact energy consumption
Publication . Cassola, Fernando; Morgado, Leonel; Coelho, António; Paredes, Hugo; Barbosa, Antonio; Tavares, Helga; Soares, F. J.
Reducing office buildings’ energy consumption can contribute significantly towards carbon
reduction commitments since it represents ∼40% of total energy consumption. Major components
of this are lighting, electrical equipment, heating, and central cooling systems. Solid evidence
demonstrates that individual occupants’ behaviors impact these energy consumption components.
In this work, we propose the methodology of using virtual choreographies to identify and prioritize
behavior-change interventions for office users based on the potential impact of specific behaviors on
energy consumption. We studied the energy-related office behaviors of individuals by combining
three sources of data: direct observations, electricity meters, and computer logs. Data show that
there are behaviors with significant consumption impact but with little potential for behavioral
change, while other behaviors have substantial potential for lowering energy consumption via
behavioral change.
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European Commission
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H2020
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768935