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Exploring the impact of HCI on smart buildings: A comprehensive literature review on user experience and sustainability
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Abstract
This paper provides insights into the application of human-computer interaction (HCI) principles in the field of smart building design, particularly their impact on improving occupant comfort, building energy efficiency, and the user interaction experience. The research context focuses on advances in HCI and the importance of smart buildings in enhancing quality of life and sustainability. The research theme focuses on how HCI principles can be utilized to improve the user interface design of smart buildings in order to promote more effective user-building system interactions. Through an extensive review of existing literature in the area of HCI and smart buildings, including recent research papers, case study reports, and technical overviews, this study concentrates on analyzing examples of HCI applications in smart lighting, temperature control systems, and energy management. Through this comprehensive literature review, this paper aims to illustrate how HCI principles can provide theoretical and practical guidance for the design of more humanized, interactive and environmentally friendly smart buildings, thereby providing insights and recommendations for future smart building design and research.
Keywords
human-computer interaction (HCI), intelligent buildings, user interface design, occupant comfort, building energy efficiency, literature review
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Zhou,J. (2024). Exploring the impact of HCI on smart buildings: A comprehensive literature review on user experience and sustainability. Applied and Computational Engineering,76,162-166.
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