Empowering residents of smart grid neighborhoods to achieve energy efficiency: Increasing fairness in collective action

The purpose of this study was to investigate new ways for residents to contribute to the efficiency of their warm water system in their newly built smart grid neighborhood. In the first part of this thesis, possible new ways for residents to make contributions in their neighborhood were investigated. The design challenge was defined as:...

Beyond the numbers: A user-centered design approach for personal reflective healthcare technologies

The current healthcare paradigm shifts towards considering the patients’ home as the primary self-care environment. Health care is changing from being solely delivered by professionals in hospitals, to considering daily-life experiences and patients’ personal contexts. In order to meet this paradigm, the interaction between healthcare...