no code implementations • 16 Oct 2019 • Ioannis C. Konstantakopoulos, Hari Prasanna Das, Andrew R. Barkan, Shiying He, Tanya Veeravalli, Huihan Liu, Aummul Baneen Manasawala, Yu-Wen Lin, Costas J. Spanos
In this paper, we propose a gamification approach as a novel framework for smart building infrastructure with the goal of motivating human occupants to reconsider personal energy usage and to have positive effects on their environment.
no code implementations • 5 Oct 2019 • Hari Prasanna Das, Ioannis C. Konstantakopoulos, Aummul Baneen Manasawala, Tanya Veeravalli, Huihan Liu, Costas J. Spanos
A number of such frameworks have been introduced over the years which formulate the energy saving process as a competitive game with appropriate incentives for energy efficient players.
no code implementations • 24 Oct 2018 • Hari Prasanna Das, Ioannis C. Konstantakopoulos, Aummul Baneen Manasawala, Tanya Veeravalli, Huihan Liu, Costas J. Spanos
A generalized gamification framework is introduced as a form of smart infrastructure with potential to improve sustainability and energy efficiency by leveraging humans-in-the-loop strategy.