Smart Energy Management for Households - A practical guide for designers, HEMS developers, energy providers, and the building industry

This publication is an extended version of the summary and conclusions of the doctoral thesis ‘Smart Energy Management for Households’. It is specifically intended to give practitioners dealing with HEMS in their day to day profession practical tools to strive to improve the use and effectiveness of HEMS. This booklet gives a concise summation...

Leegstand van verzorgingshuizen; kansen en obstakels van herbestemming

Als gevolg van het scheiden van wonen en zorg ontstaat er een dreigende leegstand in verzorgingshuizen. Naar aanleiding hiervan zijn de kansen en obstakels van de herbestemming van leegstaande verzorgingshuizen onderzocht. De hoofdvraag luidt dan ook: Wat zijn de kansen en obstakels van de herbestemming van leegstaande verzorgingshuizen naar een...

Home energy monitors: Impact over the medium-term

Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS), e.g. energy monitors, are intermediary products that can visualize, manage, and/or monitor the energy use of other products or whole households. HEMS increasingly receive attention for their role in energy conservation in households. A literature review and a case study examine the mid-term effectiveness ...

Smart and usable home energy management systems

This paper reviews research into Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS). These are intermediary products that can visualize, manage, and/or monitor the energy use of other products or whole households. HEMS have lately received increasing attention for their possible role in conserving energy within households. However, an analysis of the problem...