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Agee, P, Gao, X, Paige, F, McCoy, A and Kleiner, B (2021) A human-centred approach to smart housing. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 84–99.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: Human-centred design; human factors; evidence-based design; design framework; indoor environmental quality; human behaviour;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2020.1808946
  • Abstract:
    Smart buildings are complex systems, yet architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals often perform their work without considering the human factors of building occupants. Traditionally, the AEC industry has employed a linear design and delivery approach. As buildings become smarter, the AEC industry must adapt. To maximize human well-being and the operational performance of smart buildings, an iterative, human-centred approach must be employed. The omission of human factors in the design and delivery of smart building systems risks misalignment between occupant-user needs and the AEC industry’s perception of occupant-user needs. This research proposes a human-centred approach to smart housing. The study employed a multi-phase, mixed-methods research design. Data were collected from 309 high performance housing units in the United States. Longitudinal energy use data, occupant surveys, and semi-structured interviews are the primary data inputs. Affinity diagramming was leveraged to categorize the qualitative data. The output of the affinity diagramming analysis and energy analysis led to the development of data-driven Personas that communicate smart housing user needs. While these data were gathered in the United States, researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers can leverage the human-centred approach presented in this paper toward the design of other human-centred buildings and infrastructure.

Erişen, S (2021) Incremental transformation of spatial intelligence from smart systems to sensorial infrastructures. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 113–26.

Fettermann, D C, Borriello, A, Pellegrini, A, Cavalcante, C G, Rose, J M and Burke, P F (2021) Getting smarter about household energy: the who and what of demand for smart meters. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 100–12.

Fu, Y and Zhu, J (2021) Trusted data infrastructure for smart cities: a blockchain perspective. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 21–37.

Ihm, S, Lee, H, Lee, E and Park, Y (2021) A policy knowledge- and reasoning-based method for data-analytic city policymaking. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 38–54.

Kang, L, Liu, S, Zhang, H and Gong, D (2021) Person anomaly detection-based videos surveillance system in urban integrated pipe gallery. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 55–68.

Lee, Y L and Lee, Y (2021) Developing an autonomous psychological behaviour of virtual user to atypical architectural geometry. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 69–83.

Nuhu, B K, Aliyu, I, Adegboye, M A, Ryu, J K, Olaniyi, O M and Lim, C G (2021) Distributed network-based structural health monitoring expert system. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 144–59.

V E, S, Shin, C and Cho, Y (2021) Efficient energy consumption prediction model for a data analytic-enabled industry building in a smart city. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 127–43.

Valks, B, Arkesteijn, M H, Koutamanis, A and den Heijer, A C (2021) Towards a smart campus: supporting campus decisions with Internet of Things applications. Building Research & Information, 49(01), 1–20.