Coventry University Students Optimisation and Management of Energy Resources CU = Coventry University ST = Students E = Energy – it is difficult to persuade students to care about the energy they are using in student accommodation O & M = Optimisation and Management – of Energy Resources used by students in different types of student accommodation, particularly the energy they use for things like IT STOMER = Coventry University Students Optimisation and Management of Energy Resources
We plan to monitor energy usage in a range of different types of student accommodation Making energy usage visible may be one way of persuading students to change their behaviour. We will research good practice from elsewhere, including other JISC projects, and identify sensors which may be available to capture data on energy usage
We plan to undertake a questionnaire of students to determine What equipment students use What their current behaviours are What incentives or penalties might change their energy consumption behaviours
Key to this project will be engaging with students, ensuring they are made aware of their energy consumption and creating incentives and possibly competitions to encourage them to change their behaviour
Part of engaging with students will be to explore games to provoke further interest and engagement We will be working with CableCom Networking to capture energy data in a range of different buildings.
