Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):
S. Chien, A. Mahdavi:
"User interfaces for building systems control: From requirements to prototype";
Talk: ECPPM 2008 - eWork and eBusiness in architecture, Engineering and Construction,
Sophia Antipolis, Frankreich;
2008-09-10
- 2008-09-12; in: "ECPPM 2008 eWork and eBusiness in Architecture, Engineering and Construction",
A.S. Zarli, R. Scherer (ed.);
(2008),
ISBN: 978-0-415-48245-5;
369
- 374.
English abstract:
Occupant control actions in a building (i.e. user interactions with environmental systems for heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, etc.) can significantly affect both indoor climate in and the environmental performance of buildings. Nonetheless, relatively few systematic (long-term and high-resolution) efforts have been made to observe and analyze the means and patterns of such user-system interactions with building systems. Specifically, the necessary requirements for the design and testing of hardware and software systems for user-system interfaces have not been formulated in a rigorous and reliable manner. This paper includes an exploration of the requirements of interfaces for user-systems interactions in sentient buildings. The outcome of this effort serves as a starting point for developing a new generation of user interface products to promote higher levels of connctivity between occupants and sentient environments.