eTEACHER - Tecnologías para motivar el cambio de comportamiento energético para la mejora de la eficiencia energética de los edificios

The objective of this work is to develop a solution based on information and communication technologies that takes advantage of the energy saving potential existing in the behavioural change of building users which is estimated to be about 5-30% according to studies. The proposed technologies aim at encouraging, empowering and guiding users to uses buildings and facilities more efficiently in terms of energy consumption. For example, these technologies inform facility managers about malfunctions of facilities, encourage users to take advantage of daylight, correct wrong but common behaviours such as open windows when heating is working. For that purpose, following methodology has been used: 1) Literature review and gaps analysis, 2) Concept design and functional requirements, 3) Experts evaluation and feedback, 4) Development of technologies and 5) Test and validation of technologies. The work presented in this paper is part of a 3 years project which is currently in the developing phase. Therefore, the test and validation of the technologies is part of the future work and the energy savings are estimations based on existing studies.