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Pre-installation challenges: classifying barriers to the introduction of smart home technology
conference contribution
posted on 2015-10-13, 13:36 authored by Luis Oliveira, Andrew MayAndrew May, Val MitchellVal Mitchell, Michael Coleman, Tom Kane, Steven FirthSteven FirthIncreasing technological developments indicate potential for a variety of improvements in the domestic environment. As part of an interdisciplinary research project, this study interviewed households prior to the installation of smart home technologies (SHTs) in order to identify critical issues at the pre-installation phase. Semi-structured interviews took place in 16 houses before the installation of SHTs, when a range of smart sensors and controls were presented to households for the first time. At this stage, they started to make key decisions about which devices to use, where to install, and how to position them. Participants mentioned diverse issues surrounding the introduction of SHTs. To guide the qualitative analysis, an organizing framework for research on smart homes and their users was used. This paper indicates that, even though participants appreciate the functional aspects of SHTs and the possibilities of a better living, their concerns related to technology (hardware & software), design (acceptability & usability) and spaces (home as complex places) are numerous. These results complement the existing literature (which focuses more on the use phase) with the perceived enablers and barriers prior to the installation of SHTs.
Funding
This work has been carried out as part of the REFIT project (‘Personalised Retrofit Decision Support Tools for UK Homes using Smart Home Technology’, Grant Reference EP/K002457/1).
History
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ICT4S 2015 Advances in Computer Science ResearchPages
117 - 125Citation
OLIVEIRA, L.C.R. ...et al., 2015. Pre-installation challenges: classifying barriers to the introduction of smart home technology. IN: Third International Conference on ICT for Sustainability, (ICT4S 2015), Copenhagen, 7-9 Sept., pp.117-125.Publisher
© 2015. The authors - Published by Atlantis PressVersion
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2015Notes
This is a conference paper.ISBN
9789462520929ISSN
2352-538XPublisher version
Book series
Advances in Computer Science Research;Language
- en