Abstract :
Domestic energy conservation is critical to reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. Personal visualization has a role to play in the design of appropriate feedback for encouraging more effective home energy use, but the unique nature of residential energy informatics introduces new design issues. This article reviews current approaches and discusses unaddressed challenges related to better conceptual models, context, enhanced communicative scope, and functional aesthetics. Based on a proposed theoretical framework, the author identifies important gaps in the current design space of residential energy visualizations related to richer data models, a broader concept of context, an enhanced communicative scope, and a better ecological fit in the home.
Keywords :
air pollution; building management systems; data visualisation; electrical engineering computing; energy conservation; data models; domestic energy conservation; eco-feedback; energy demand reduction; functional aesthetics; greenhouse gas emissions; home energy; personal visualization; residential energy informatics; residential energy visualizations; Analytical models; Biomedical monitoring; Context modeling; Data visualization; Energy conservation; Mobile communication; Psychology; Visual analytics; ambient visualizations; computer graphics; energy conservation; energy visualizations; functional aesthetics; in-home displays; personal visualization;
