Living Labs Design and Assessment of Sustainable Living /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Keyson, David V. (Editor), Guerra-Santin, Olivia (Editor), Lockton, Dan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Medical research.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Engineering design.; Sustainable development.; Quality of life.; Engineering Design.; Energy Efficiency.; Sustainable Development.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Quality of Life Research.

This book presents the results of a multi-annual project with sustainable Living Labs in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. Living Labs – as initiated by the authors – have proved to be very promising research, design, co-creation and communication facilities for the developmen...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Research Methods for Living Labs
• 3 Sustainable Living Labs
• 4 Living Labs and User Engagement;- 5 Sustainable Production and Consumption
• 6 Case Studies on Exploring Energy Feedback and Visualization for Users
• 7 7 Understanding Comfort and Energy Practices in Residential Buildings
• 8 The way Forwards: Business Models for Living Labs.