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How Viable are Energy Savings in Smart Homes?: A Call to Embrace Rebound Effects in Sustainable HCI

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How Viable are Energy Savings in Smart Homes? A Call to Embrace Rebound Effects in Sustainable HCI. / Bremer, Christina; Gujral, Harshit; Lin, Michelle et al.
In: ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies, Vol. 1, No. 1, 5, 22.09.2023, p. 1-24.

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Bremer, C, Gujral, H, Lin, M, Hinkers, L, Becker, C & Coroamă, VC 2023, 'How Viable are Energy Savings in Smart Homes? A Call to Embrace Rebound Effects in Sustainable HCI', ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies, vol. 1, no. 1, 5, pp. 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3608115

APA

Bremer, C., Gujral, H., Lin, M., Hinkers, L., Becker, C., & Coroamă, V. C. (2023). How Viable are Energy Savings in Smart Homes? A Call to Embrace Rebound Effects in Sustainable HCI. ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 1(1), 1-24. Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1145/3608115

Vancouver

Bremer C, Gujral H, Lin M, Hinkers L, Becker C, Coroamă VC. How Viable are Energy Savings in Smart Homes? A Call to Embrace Rebound Effects in Sustainable HCI. ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies. 2023 Sept 22;1(1):1-24. 5. Epub 2023 Aug 1. doi: 10.1145/3608115

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Bremer, Christina ; Gujral, Harshit ; Lin, Michelle et al. / How Viable are Energy Savings in Smart Homes? A Call to Embrace Rebound Effects in Sustainable HCI. In: ACM Journal on Computing and Sustainable Societies. 2023 ; Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 1-24.

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abstract = "As part of global climate action, digital technologies are seen as a key enabler of energy efficiency savings. A popular application domain for this work is smart homes. There is a risk, however, that these efficiency gains result in rebound effects, which reduce or even overcompensate the savings. Rebound effects are well-established in economics, but it is less clear whether they also inform smart energy research in other disciplines. In this paper, we ask: to what extent have rebound effects and their underlying mechanisms been considered in computing, HCI and smart home research? To answer this, we conducted a literature mapping drawing on four scientific databases and a SIGCHI corpus. Our results reveal limited consideration of rebound effects and significant opportunities for HCI to advance this topic. We conclude with a taxonomy of actions for HCI to address rebound effects and help determine the viability of energy efficiency projects.",
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