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The document discusses two research projects at De Montfort University aimed at reducing energy consumption through information and communication technologies. The first project uses an interface to connect building users to their electricity consumption data. The second project aims to design a smartphone and web application allowing users to understand energy consumption across university buildings using augmented reality tools. Both projects seek to increase transparency around energy use and empower users to reduce consumption through access to near real-time consumption data at precise building locations.
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- 2. By its nature, ‘energy’ is an abstract and invisible force that is conceptualised or commonly defined in a number of different ways, for example as a commodity, as a social necessity, as an ecological resource, or as a strategic material.**Burgess & Nye (2008), Re-materialising energy use through transparent monitoring systems, Energy Policy
- 5. 2 research projects funded byDUALLGreenview
- 6. the aim? To understand the role of ICT in reducing energy consumption of a large scale public building through the design of an ICT interface connecting building users to their electricity consumption.DUALL
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- 14. the aim? To design a leading edge smart phone and web based application enabling building users to understand the energy consumption of the buildings across DMU.
- 15. TransparencyThe principle idea is to reveal the level of energy variations in near real time in precise university building locations using augmented reality tools on common smartphones.
- 17. Empedia and Augmented RealityThe Empedia (www.empedia.info) platform has been developed under a KTP agreement between De Montfort and Cuttlefish Multimedia for iphone and Android platforms. It will be enhanced with an Augmented reality browser for Greenview applications
- 25. Thank you for listening.Dr Richard Bullrbull@dmu.ac.ukgreenview.dmu.ac.uk
Editor's Notes
- #5: Visualising energy is exactly what these certificates attempt to – both on white goods and buildingsBut is there a difference in audience?