ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019
Development of a Virtual Reality Integrated Community-Scale Eco-Feedback System
Publication: Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation
ABSTRACT
A growing number of community energy initiatives have enlarged energy-related social networks to the community level. Information provision is deemed as an important role in such programs while energy data disclosure offers a great opportunity to promote energy savings by engaging energy-related actors. However, it is crucial to communicate this data in an effective way. In this research, we develop a virtual reality (VR) integrated eco-feedback system that enables both occupants and facility managers to interact with real-time energy consumption data represented in a community scale 3D immersive environment. This paper presents the detailed front-end and back-end design and development of this novel VR-integrated eco-feedback system using Georgia Tech’s campus as a test case for implementation. The VR-integrated community scale eco-feedback system is capable of visually characterizing differences in energy consumption across a large number of buildings of different types, and will be tested by users in future research. This research, when deployed broadly in cities, may help promote energy-aware behaviors of occupants and timely intervention strategies to achieve energy savings in urban areas.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This material is based upon work supported by the China Scholarship Council (No. 201806260269) and the National Science Foundation under Cyber-Physical Systems Grant No. 1837021. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the China Scholarship Council or the National Science Foundation.
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Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Visualization, Information Modeling, and Simulation
Pages: 87 - 94
Editors: Yong K. Cho, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Fernanda Leite, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, Amir Behzadan, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, and Chao Wang, Ph.D., Louisiana State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8242-1
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Published online: Jun 13, 2019
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