Householder experiences with resource monitoring technology in sustainable homes The use of feedback technologies, in the form of products such as Smart Meters, is increasingly seen as the means by which u0027consumersu0027 can be made aware of their patterns of resource consumption, and to then use this enhanced awareness to change their behaviour to reduce the environmental impacts of their consumption.  These technologies tend to be singleresource focused (e.g. on electricity consumption only) and their functionality defined by persons other than endusers (e.g. electricity utilities).  This paper presents initial findings of endusersu0027 experiences with a multiresource feedback technology, within the context of sustainable housing.  It proposes that an understanding of user context, supply chain management and market diffusion issues are important design considerations that contribute to technology u0027successu0027.

Fulfillment of higherorder psychological needs through technology: The case of smart thermostats Abstract   Smart home technologies (SHTs), such as smart thermostats, are a growing commercial opportunity. SHTs can offer a broad spectrum of potential functional, experiential and esthetic benefits, yet much of the prior research on the adoption of SHTs has been limited by a narrow TAMbased functional view. Relatively little is known about the salient user beliefs related to the experiential and esthetic benefits of SHTs that may affect SHT adoption. To address this gap in research, we conduct a mixedmethods study, wherein we inductively develop a set of factors that reflect salient user considerations associated with smart thermostats and we examine the effects of the elicited factors on the smart thermostat adoption intention. We find that performance expectancy, emphasized by TAM, has a relatively minor effect on the smart thermostat adoption intention and effort expectancy has no effect at all. We identify a novel factor, which we term technocoolness, as the key predictor of the adoption intention in this context. Technocoolness is a multidimensional construct that encompasses the perceptions that the technology can make a home look modern and futuristic, can make the user feel technologically advanced, and can be fun to use. Technocoolness reveals that the technology capacity to fulfill higherorder psychological needs can dominate purely functional considerations in innovative technology adoption decisions.