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Energy bills up? There may be humans in your building

Posted by Lester Shen | Date May 26, 2015

Lester Shen's new white paper, “Human-Building Interaction: Design Thinking and Energy Efficiency,” a user-centered approach that focuses on how occupants interact with buildings to consume energy.

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Leveraging Human-Building Interaction (HBI)

Posted by Lester Shen | Date July 11, 2013

Instead of forcing people to adopt new behaviors, HBI can help leverage existing ones.

The Process Approach of Human-Building Interaction (HBI)

Posted by Lester Shen | Date June 13, 2013

How can we apply an approach based on usability to help people reduce their energy use in the buildings where they live and work

Behavior and Usability: At the Interface of Human-Building Interaction

Posted by Lester Shen | Date March 1, 2013

We need to apply user-centered approaches to the design of the appliances, technologies, and equipment that consume the energy that we use in our homes and workplaces.