| Issue |
MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 125, 2017
21st International Conference on Circuits, Systems, Communications and Computers (CSCC 2017)
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| Article Number | 02066 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Systems | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201712502066 | |
| Published online | 04 October 2017 | |
Energy efficiency tools for residential users
Synelixis Solutions Ltd., Perissou 157, Nea Chalkidona, 14343, Athens, Greece
* Corresponding author: zacharioudakis@synelixis.com
nleligou@synelixis.com
kpapadopoulou@synelixis.com
Residential energy consumption reserves a significant portion of the total energy consumption in modern cities. The rates of construction of new buildings as well as the rates of renovation on existing ones are generally very low. At the same time, unlike centrally operated large commercial buildings, the installation of energy management systems is a rather expensive solution leaving residential users with limited means to improve their energy efficiency as results are not evident. Considering that to drive energy efficient behaviour, we have to first raise awareness, then provide evidence through measurements and then support further, more elaborate, energy efficiency actions, we capitalise on ICT as soft measures towards reaching hard goals. We propose a novel incremental solution starting from a rather simple mobile application exploiting the sensors available in our smartphones and tablets to proceed to more intelligent advice provisioning towards energy efficiency. We present its implementation architecture and discuss certain market-wise challenges to prove its potential.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2017
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