Abstract
This research-in-progress addresses challenges in changing consumer behavior regarding electric consumption behavior. The study uses design science research (DSR) methodology to design, implement and evaluate an energy analytics dashboard at a major southeastern university in USA. The interactive dashboard uses real-time data from MAMAC sensors (mamacsys.com) throughout the building. Sustainability is a goal of this school and the dashboard aims to change user behavior to reduce energy consumption in the building. The DSR methodology allows for continuous improvement of the artifact through a cycle of testing and subsequently evaluating a model until a design goal is reached. A pre-use survey has been used to collect data for the initial application and is currently being analyzed. A post-use survey has been designed and will be implemented after the first improvements to the application are made and users have enough time to interact with it. Pre and post-use surveys can be used to measure change in user attitudes towards sustainability. Measuring a change in user attitudes can serve as an indicator of behavioral change regarding energy consumption that has taken place both in and outside the building.
Recommended Citation
Iyer, Lakshmi and de la Mata, Miguel Sebastián, "“EmPowering Change”: An Energy Analytics Dashboard Intervention Study" (2019). AMCIS 2019 Proceedings. 35.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2019/data_science_analytics_for_decision_support/data_science_analytics_for_decision_support/35
“EmPowering Change”: An Energy Analytics Dashboard Intervention Study
This research-in-progress addresses challenges in changing consumer behavior regarding electric consumption behavior. The study uses design science research (DSR) methodology to design, implement and evaluate an energy analytics dashboard at a major southeastern university in USA. The interactive dashboard uses real-time data from MAMAC sensors (mamacsys.com) throughout the building. Sustainability is a goal of this school and the dashboard aims to change user behavior to reduce energy consumption in the building. The DSR methodology allows for continuous improvement of the artifact through a cycle of testing and subsequently evaluating a model until a design goal is reached. A pre-use survey has been used to collect data for the initial application and is currently being analyzed. A post-use survey has been designed and will be implemented after the first improvements to the application are made and users have enough time to interact with it. Pre and post-use surveys can be used to measure change in user attitudes towards sustainability. Measuring a change in user attitudes can serve as an indicator of behavioral change regarding energy consumption that has taken place both in and outside the building.