A gamification platform to foster energy efficiency in office buildings

Iria, José; Fonseca, N.; Cassola, Fernando; Barbosa, António; Soares, Filipe; Coelho, António; Özdemir, Aydoğan

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110101

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“…To reduce energy consumption in the workplace, researchers developed the gamified app "My Backyard Garden," which led to reduced electricity consumption specific to computerrelated energy usage [29]. Another app, "GReSBAS" (Grid Responsive Society through Building Automation Systems), effectively encouraged a variety of energy saving behaviors in an office setting such as turning off lights when not in use [30]. In an educational context, the use of the apps "Abouit" and "Labels for your Planet," in conjunction with traditional teaching methods, improved undergraduate business students' energy consumption habits as well as their knowledge about sustainability [31].…”

Section: Energy Reductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gamification to prevent climate change: a review of games and apps for sustainability

Douglas

Bräuer

2021

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Gamification, the application of game design principles to a non-gaming context, has been used to promote pro-environmental behaviors. Such principles have been implemented in boardgames, team competitions, electronic games, smartphone apps, and in apps that researchers developed primarily to collect data. We review the games and apps that have been evaluated in empirical research in the last 5 years and provide a list of apps and games that have yet to be tested. Gamification has been used for sustainability education, energy reduction, transportation, air quality, waste management, and water conservation. Although we do not know yet why certain games and apps are more effective than others, gamification appears to be a promising avenue for preventing climate change.

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Section: Energy Reductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gamification to prevent climate change: a review of games and apps for sustainability

Douglas

Bräuer

2021

Current Opinion in Psychology

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“…According to Frederiks et al [72] , availing auditory reminders for people who often forget how to act in energy-efficient ways influences their actions towards taking energy-saving approaches. Rafsanjani et al [60] also reported a similar finding, who argued that the provision of personalized energy-use informationenabled participants to adopt energy aware behaviors in commercial buildings. An IoT-based smartphone energy assistant (iSEA) was developed in their research, enabling occupants to track energy usage through tailor-made personalized feedback.…”

Section: Managementmentioning

confidence: 68%

A review on motivational nudges for enhancing building energy conservation behavior

Soomro¹,

Bharathy²,

Biloria³

et al. 2021

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This paper explores energy use interventions and their influence on human behavior in commercial and institutional buildings. The main objectives of this paper are to identify the importance of nudges in reducing building energy usage and the implementation methods that can influence users to conserve energy in buildings through context specific interventions. A qualitative research method is used to elicit existing energy saving techniques, and a rigorous literature review is conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of nudges. The investigation shows that combining multiple influencing options and interactive technological interventions can result in an effective nudging mechanism at a larger scale. Widely adopted technological tools identified in energy conservation in buildings included eco-feedback systems, IoT engagement systems, and recommendation systems that shared clear information to enable users to change their behavior. Besides, non-technological tools, such as posters and moral appeal by word of mouth, are highlighted as influencing user behavior to conserve energy in buildings. The use of nudges in commercial and institutional buildings has been studied in this review, and it has been demonstrated that the combination of influencing techniques is more effective than deploying a particular technique. It is concluded that energy conservation can be predicated in agent-based environments by modeling integrated nudges in future work.

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“…One of the possible solutions to change user behaviour is creating a mobile ICT tool based on gamification principles. Here, inspired by one of the first examples of gamification usage, i.e., the toy Tamagotchi, and modern approaches [43][44][45], we proposed a tool based on a game to collect data that support improvements of the consumption behaviour of users and the prediction of energy demand.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…gamification principles. Here, inspired by one of the first examples of gamification usage, i.e., the toy Tamagotchi, and modern approaches [43][44][45], we proposed a tool based on a game to collect data that support improvements of the consumption behaviour of users and the prediction of energy demand. Multiple aspects shall be considered while developing the mobile gamification tool:…”

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Implementing Smart City Technologies to Inspire Change in Consumer Energy Behaviour

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One of the main challenges in smart city models is consumer behaviour, namely guiding the efforts to promote optimal use of energy in the dynamics of the developing cities, through lower energy consumption without impact on the comfort level. This relates to all energy vectors and can be done through different means. The uptake stage of smart metering and information and communication technologies (ICT) varies in different countries, creating the need for tailored innovative approaches in motivating behavioural change. This paper presents the work carried out within the joint research project ITCity (an ICT platform for sustainable energy ecosystem in smart cities) between the European Union and Latin American Countries. Cooperation of energy researchers and experts in ICT and application developers facilitates adoption of a multipurpose interdisciplinary approach. This work aims at providing the smart city and energy research and innovation community broader understanding of factors influencing adoption of energy efficiency technologies. Different ways of guiding optimal energy use are addressed elaborating on the building blocks for a smart city which consider load patterns based on high resolution, high reporting rate measurements, extensive consumer surveys, available communication solution analysis and end-user interaction with the ICT tool based on gamification principles.

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A gamification platform to foster energy efficiency in office buildings

Cited by 35 publications

References 34 publications

Gamification to prevent climate change: a review of games and apps for sustainability

Gamification to prevent climate change: a review of games and apps for sustainability

A review on motivational nudges for enhancing building energy conservation behavior

Implementing Smart City Technologies to Inspire Change in Consumer Energy Behaviour

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