The Smart Housing Project

October 10, 2014
The Smart Housing Project:
Motivating resource conservation through
infrastructure, real-time feedback, & education
Presented by: Amanda K. Sherman, Alan E.S. Schay, & Alexandra J. Rowe
Smart-Housing Personnel
Faculty
Students
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Stephen Bird
Lisa Legault
Sue Powers
Kerop Janoyan
Daqing Hou
Phil Hopke
Greg Lacey (IBM)
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Amanda Sherman
Alan Schay
Alex Rowe
Leila Nikdel
Justin Marrott
Sean McTigue
Anton Pavlov
Mark Bayer
Pat Wilbur
Multi-disciplinary
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Energy & Policy
Psychology
Mathematics
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
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Quick Background
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Two-year project (will request a third year)
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Funded by:
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NYSERDA PON 2631~ $120,000
NYSERDA PON 2606~ $100,000
Clarkson ~ $130,000 co-share
FLIR Systems ~ $50,000
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Support by IBM (e.g., servers, funded internship)
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Objectives:
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Study the effects of energy information and feedback on resource use
Study the effects of motivational intervention and goal-setting
Use data to develop more accurate building energy consumption
models
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Rationale
Reminding students of the link between everyday action and resource use.
Every time you:
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plug in,
turn on a tap,
or turn up the heat,
…you are using water, gas, oil,
and coal.
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Environmental Impacts
Public and Personal
Health
Climate Change
Energy Security
Resource Depletion
Cost
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The Cost to Society, Communities, & Clarkson
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U.S. energy expenditure: ~$1.2 trillion (2010, 8.3% GDP))
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Electricity: $1,272 per household / yr.
Costs: very large
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Coal Air Pollution: $187 billion (U.S.) / year
e.g., crops, lakes, buildings, human health, and lives lost
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Mercury health costs: $13.8 billion in EU / yr.
California Air Pollution: $193 million in health costs
Clarkson: $3.5 - 4 million / yr. on energy
When we reduce consumption,
those costs can be used for other things.
e.g., better schools, parks, classrooms,
dorm rooms, athletic facilities, etc.
Data Collection: 3 Tracks of Research
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Behavioral Study:
Split Incentive
Problem
Improving
Building Modeling
via Energy Use
Simulations
Improving
Facilities
Management
NYSERDA PON
2631
NYSERDA PON
2606
Clarkson
University
Year 1: 2013-2014
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Summer 2013: Construction to
finished apartments
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September – December: Record
baseline energy & water use
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January – February: Workshops
(Informational, Feedback Training)
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February: Introduce direct feedback
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Smart Screen & Online Dashboard
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Shower Orb
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Email Messaging
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Data Collection
Type
Electricity
Air Quality
Heat &
Temperature
Water
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Breakdown
Lights
Plugs
Stove/Oven
Refrigerator
Other/Misc.
Overall
CO/CO2
Particulate
Matter
Temp.
Relative
Humidity
Hot
Cold
Overall
Period
Current
Hour
Today
Week
Month
Year
Between the 4 buildings, over 3,600 variables
are collected every minute!
Energy Modeling
Working with NYSERDA, FLIR Systems, & BuildLab:
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Perform feasibility study on potential energy savings of
smarter, responsive, automated building
Improve simulation accuracy to better predict energy use
Woodstock Village Building 8
Feedback Display & Online Dashboard
Shower Orb
Provides visual
feedback on time
spent in shower via
readings from the
water meters
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Green: 1-5 minutes
Yellow: 6-8
Red: 9+
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Thank you!
We would like to acknowledge those who have contributed their
invaluable time and constructive feedback to improve the quality of our
work:
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All the members of our research team
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Clarkson’s Director of Facilities
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Research Into Action (RIA) & Action
Research, Experimental design
consultants
Our project managers at NYSERDA