To successfully accelerate the transition to a low-carbon society and economy more emphasis should be on motivating people and increasing their awareness leading to an energy efficient building use. The aim of MOBISTYLE (a 42-months European project funded under Horizon 2020) is to motivate behavioural change by raising consumer awareness through a provision of attractive personalized information on user’s energy use, indoor environment and health, through information and communication technology (ICT) based services. Grounded in MOBISTYLE ideas, visions and approach, this webinar will share the project’s lessons learned so far. It will also brainstorm on current and future challenges in the area of Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) encouraging behavioural change, and document actionable new ideas that could help improve the project’s progress and maximize the European replication impacts.

1. Webinar - Smart users for smart buildings
The Mobistyle project
Dr. Simona D’Oca, Arch. PhD.
Huygen Engineers and Consultants, Maastricht, The Netherlands
28th February 2019

2. The Speaker
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Dr. Simona D’Oca, Arch. PhD
EU Project Coordinator
Huygen Engineers and Consultants
s.doca@huygen.net

3. The MOBISTYLE PROJECT IN A NUTSHELL
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MOBISTYLE is a 42-months European project focusing on motivating end users’ behavioral change
through ICT based personalized information on user’s energy usage, indoor environment and health.

4. The MOBISTYLE PROJECT VISION
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REFERENCE: UserTEC – User Practices, Technologies and Residential
Energy Consumption. P. Heiselberg, AAU, Denmark LINK.

5. The MOBISTYLE PROJECT VISION
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Poor environmental
performance
Key factors from the targeted building occupants that may lead to a decline in building performance:
• Incorrect system operation (lack of knowledge on control)
• Inefficient behaviour (lack of user awareness)

6. The MOBISTYLE PROJECT VISION
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The building ecosystem is efficient if all the BACS and human-related components are mutually concious

7. The MOBISTYLE PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH
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8. The MOBISTYLE PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH
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9. The MOBISTYLE BEHAVIOURAL ACTION PLAN
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10. The MOBISTYLE PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH
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11. The MOBISTYLE PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH
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12. The MOBISTYLE ICT ARCHITECTURE
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13. The MOBISTYLE ICT SOLUTIONS
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14. The MOBISTYLE DASHBOARD
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Desktop application:
• Web application developed in HTML and Javascript
• Aimed to both consumers and company managers
• Used primarily to configure rooms and suggestions

15. The MOBISTYLE DASHBOARD
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Mobile application:
• Android only ATM
• Same dashboard as desktop application
• Published as open beta version on Google Play
• Aimed to consumers only

16. The MOBISTYLE GAME
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Mobile application:
• The MOBISTYLE Game is a mobile application that uses
“nudges”, complemented by “tips”, to change user
behaviour based on the sensors available in the residence.
• The game uses data captured from sensors for both
triggering missions and detecting their completion.

17. The MOBISTYLE PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH
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18. The MOBISTYLE DEMONSTRATION BUILDINGS
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QESKE

19. The MOBISTYLE DEMONSTRATION BUILDINGS
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Case Reduce energy use Improve IEQ Improve Health User practices
DK
Kildeparken
Heating, DHW Reduce overheating,
improve IAQ
By better sleeping quality
at night, reduced
humidity levels in
apartment
Heating setpoint, window
opening, DHW use
SI
University of Ljubljana
Indirectly, energy use
reduction estimated
Reduce overheating,
avoid glare, improve
IAQ, lighting quality, view
to outside
By providing motivation Improve user interaction
with building systems
IT
Orologio Living
Apartments
Electricity for HVAC and
appliances
Reduce overheating,
improve IAQ
By improve the sense of
wellbeing in relation to
indoor environment
Fan- coil setpoint,
window opening,
appliances and electric
devices
NL
Qeske office
Indirectly, energy use
reduction estimated as a
results of reduced
heating setpoints
By exposing occupants
to different temperature
conditions
Perceived acceptability
of varying temperatures
PL
Smart City Wroclaw
Electricity for appliances
and plug loads
Reduce overheating,
improve IAQ, reduce
humidity levels
By improving IEQ HVAC setpoints, window
opening,

20. The MOBISTYLE PEOPLE-CENTERED APPROACH
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21. The MOBISTYLE LESSON LEARNED
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Energy efficiency and BACS at the heart of EU transition towards sustainable future.
NOT at the heart of building users.
Interdisciplinary work between engineers and social scientists can help understanding human –
building interaction.
We need to understand the interaction humans – BACS and make energy demand visible to users.
We start steering new behaviors by promoting practices with multiple benefits for BACS.
People interact with BACS for everyday practices but most often energy use remains unnoticed.

22. The MOBISTYLE KEY TAKAWAYS
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• The building ecosystem is efficient only if all the components (BACS and
occupants) are mutually conscious.
• Key factors from the building occupants that may lead to a decline in BACS
performance includes (i) incorrect system operation (lack of knowledge on
control) and (ii) inefficient behaviour (lack of user awareness).
• R&D in the building automation industry must promote solutions and services
where goals (co-benefit) on energy efficiency, good IEQ and health overlap.

23. Q&A - Thank you for your attention!
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Contact MOBISTYLE Coordination team
Ana Tisov a.tisov@huygen.net
Simona D’Oca s.doca@huygen.net
Peter Op ’t Veld p.optveld@huygen.net