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Usability study of a social media prototype for building energy feedback and operations

August 2014

Center for the Built Environment (CBE)© 2014 the Regents of the University of California 1

Usability study of a social media prototype for building energy feedback and operations

August 2014

Center for the Built Environment (CBE)© 2014 the Regents of the University of California 2

Clif Bar Offices, ZGF

Brower Center, Solomon ETC/WRT

Usability study of a social media prototype for building energy feedback and operations

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Usability study of a social media prototype for building energy feedback and operations

August 2014

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Conducting test at XLab

Usability study of a social media prototype for building energy feedback and operations

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Whole building (power by end use) Floor level (energy competition) “My Energy” (power per person)

8%

28%

65%

21%

50%

29%

71%

23%

6%

Least useful

Second most

Most useful

My Energy Charts Group Energy Charts Building Energy Charts

Please rank these energy charts in terms of their usefulness, from 1 most useful, to 3 least useful.

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3%

8%

20%

69%

18%

35%

31%

16%

19%

37%

32%

11%

60%

20%

17%

4%

Least useful

Third

Second

Most useful

Costs Power KWh Light Bulbs

Please rank these energy charts in terms of their usefulness, from 1 most useful, to 4 least useful.

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Comparison with selected individual

Comparison with average use

“My Energy” showing cost, no comparison

3%

17%

79%

48%

39%

13%

49%

44%

7%

Least useful

Second most

Most useful

Compare to Average Compare to Individuals No Comparison

Please rank these energy charts in terms of their usefulness, from 1 most useful, to 3 least useful.

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20%

30%

28%

46%

42%

51%

27%

20%

14%

7%

7%

6%

1%

1%

1%

I would be likely to share my energycharts with other people

Sharing my personal energy charts wouldhelp me save energy

I would be interested in seeing energycharts of others

Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Would not share charts

66% likely to share

72% think sharing would help save

79% want to see charts of others

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Billboard prototype

64%

47%

34%

22%

32%

30%

45%

36%

2%

16%

12%

25%

2%

7%

9%

15% 2%

Likely to use this if I had a problem toreport

More likely to report a problem (thanphone or email)

Likely to use this if I had a question

Likely to share an energy tip withother people

Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree

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12%

32%

58%

57%

20%

6%

9%

6%

My experience seeing this prototype hasmade me more aware of energy use in an

office environment.

Having such application in my workplacewould create an incentive for me to save

energy.

Strongly agree Agree No opinion Disagree Strongly disagree

70% made more aware

89% say it would be an incentive

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