How Viable are Energy Savings in Smart Homes? A Call to Embrace Rebound Effects in Sustainable HCI
Thu 27 Jun 2024 11:00 - 12:30 at ConverStations Room (A108) - ConverStation #3
As part of global climate action, digital technologies are seen as a key enabler of energy efficiency savings. A popular application domain for this work is smart homes. There is a risk, however, that these efficiency gains result in rebound effects, which reduce or even overcompensate the savings. Rebound effects are well-established in economics, but it is less clear whether they also inform smart energy research in other disciplines. In this paper, we ask: to what extent have rebound effects and their underlying mechanisms been considered in computing, HCI and smart home research? To answer this, we conducted a literature mapping drawing on four scientific databases and a SIGCHI corpus. Our results reveal limited consideration of rebound effects and significant opportunities for HCI to advance this topic. We conclude with a taxonomy of actions for HCI to address rebound effects and help determine the viability of energy efficiency projects.
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09:00 - 10:30 | Remote Presentation #2Journal First / Research Papers at Stefan Arnborg Chair(s): Ian Brooks UWE Bristol Group 8Zoom - https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/68775095116(Join Breakout room - Stefan Arnborg) | ||
09:00 22mResearch paper | Mind the gap! The role of ICT in office heating & comfort Research Papers Oliver Bates Lancaster University, Adrian Friday Lancaster University, UK, Adam Tyler Lancaster University, UK, Christian Remy Lancaster University, UK | ||
09:22 22mResearch paper | Life cycle assessment of digitalization in buildings: The case of a building monitoring system Research Papers Shoaib Azizi , Anna Furberg , Marco Molinari KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Goran Finnveden KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | ||
09:45 22mResearch paper | Efficient Scheduling of Smart Building Energy Systems using AI Planning Research Papers Houssam Hajj Hassan SAMOVAR, Télécom SudParis, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Georgios Bouloukakis Télécom SudParis, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Ajay Kattepur Ericsson Research, Jun Ma , Roberto Yus University of Maryland Baltimore County | ||
10:07 22mPaper | How Viable are Energy Savings in Smart Homes? A Call to Embrace Rebound Effects in Sustainable HCI Journal First Christina Bremer Lancaster University, Harshit Gujral University of Toronto, Michelle Lin McGill University, Lily Hinkers Technische Universität Berlin, Christoph Becker University of Toronto, Vlad Coroama Roegen Centre for Sustainability DOI |
Thu 27 JunDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Virtual Only session - https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/68775095116
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