Field Evaluation of Programmable Thermostats

Technical Report · Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1219859· OSTI ID:1219859

Sachs, O. ^[1]; Tiefenbeck, V. ^[1]; Duvier, C. ^[1]; Qin, A. ^[1]; Cheney, K. ^[1]; Akers, C. ^[1]; Roth, K. ^[1]

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1. Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Prior research suggests that poor programmable thermostats usability may prevent their effective use to save energy. The Fraunhofer team hypothesized that home occupants with high-usability thermostats would be more likely to use them to save energy than people with a basic thermostats. In this report, the team discusses results of a project in which the team monitored and compared programmable thermostats with basic thermostats in an affordable housing apartment complex.

• Research Organization: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE), Cambridge, MA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308; KNDJ-0-40345-00
• OSTI ID: 1219859
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102012-3804; 6043
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

thermostat
HVAC
heating
cooling
controls
human factors
energy management
residential
residential building
Fraunhofer
Building America