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Gamification and Household Energy Saving

Insights From the EnerGAware Project

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book 20 May 2022 Spain Publisher:IGI GlobalFunded by:EC | EnerGAware

Authors: Casals Casanova, Miquel; Gangolells Solanellas, Marta; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Forcada Matheu, Núria;

doi: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4291-3.ch014

handle: 2117/373749

Gamification and Household Energy Saving

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Buildings are responsible for 40% of the EU's total energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. Although difficult to quantify, individuals' attitudes to energy use significantly impact the energy consumed in households. In this context, serious games provide an opportunity to enhance buildings' energy efficiency through changes in users' behaviour. This chapter presents the results obtained in the EnerGAware-Energy Game for Awareness of energy efficiency in social housing communities project (2015–2018), funded by EU H2020. The project developed a serious game for household energy efficiency called “Energy Cat: The House of Tomorrow.” The game was deployed and tested in a UK social housing pilot for one year. Cost-benefit analysis in the energy, environmental, and economic domains prove that serious gaming is among the most cost-effective energy efficiency strategies for households on the market.

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:Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Didàctica::Didàctiques específiques [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Didàctica::Didàctiques específiques, Dwellings -- Energy conservation, Routine adjustments, Energy payback time, Life Cycle Assessment, :Energies::Gestió de l'energia::Estalvi energètic [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC], Energy conservation, Gamification, Heating degree days, Cumulative energy demand, Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies::Gestió de l'energia::Estalvi energètic, Habitatges -- Estalvi d'energia, Living Lab Methodology, Energia -- Estalvi, Non-routine adjustments, Ludificació

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