Recent talk on refocusing eco-feedback interventions at ITU Copenhagen

Posted on May 30, 2013 by AdrianFriday

This talk synthesises our recent work on analysing energy use in the home using ‘services’ in everyday life using our quantitative + qualitative method, reprising the argument that eco-feedback and in home energy displays focus the debate on the wrong issues and do not lead to substantial energy savings. We move on to explore how energy supports cooking and uncover a range of broader design opportunities by considering both the direct and embodied impacts of cooking and how they relate to individuals’ food practices. (Thoroughly enjoyed the talk, and some excellent questions from the guys at PITLab).

Our “Domestic Food and Sustainable Design” paper at CHI 2013 in Paris

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Adrian Clear

We’re just back from Paris after presenting our paper, “Domestic Food and Sustainable Design: A Study of University Student Cooking and its Impacts,” in the Food and Health session at CHI 2013. You can find a copy of the paper and of the slides, below:

Hobcam accepted @CHI 2013

Posted on December 11, 2012 by AdrianFriday

Exciting news! Our recent paper on ‘Domestic Food and Sustainable Design: A Study of University Student Cooking and its Impacts’, studying the direct and indirect (GhG) impacts of cooking in student residences, has been accepted at CHI 2013.

Award-winning paper

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Adrian Clear

Our paper at the 10th International Conference on Pervasive Computing (Pervasive 2012) has been awarded 1st prize for Computational Sustainability. The paper, Accounting for energy-reliant services within everyday life at home, describes a service-oriented analysis of the electrical energy consumption of some Lancaster University students living on campus.

Kaivanto discussing ethics of natural field experiments in UK

Posted on April 20, 2012 by AdrianFriday

Kim stirring debate about the ethics of undertaking ‘minimal risk’ field experiments that participants are unaware of without informed consent (@ UC San Diego Rady School of Management’ Symposium on Deception, Incentives and Behaviour, April 20-21, 2012).

The Ethical Quandary of Natural Field Experiments in Economics: Neither Informed Consent, Nor Deception, Nor Covert Observation!

Accounting for Domestic Energy paper accepted to Pervasive 2012

Posted on February 15, 2012 by AdrianFriday

Pleased to announce that our study connecting energy use with everyday services/practices has been accepted to Pervasive 2012.

Kim Kaivanto presents our research at ‘Spotlight on Lancaster’ event

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Adrian Clear

Kim recently gave a talk about our research at the Spotlight on Lancaster event at Lancaster University. You can watch a video of it here.

Mark Rouncefield awarded ESRC Sustainability grant

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Adrian Clear

Mark has had his ESRC Sustainability proposal accepted for the ‘Sustainable carbon calculators‘ project. It’s a 6-month project in which he and Adrian Clear will work with Mike Berners-Lee in order to create digital end-user applications and cultural probes focused around behaviour intervention for lower-carbon lifestyles. A link to the project website will be posted here once it becomes available.

Project website launched

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Adrian Clear

We’ve just launched our project website. Take a look at the pages on the team and our research to learn more about us and what we do. We’ll be updating this site regularly with news and research output related to our project. We’d love to hear your feedback so please feel free to leave us some comments.