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Water conservation facilitated by phasic feedback through smart devices

dc.contributor.advisor Telenko, Cassandra
dc.contributor.author Benzoni, Nicholas A.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Bras, Bert
dc.contributor.committeeMember Catrambone, Richard
dc.contributor.department Mechanical Engineering
dc.date.accessioned 2018-05-31T18:11:29Z
dc.date.available 2018-05-31T18:11:29Z
dc.date.created 2017-05
dc.date.issued 2017-04-26
dc.date.submitted May 2017
dc.date.updated 2018-05-31T18:11:29Z
dc.description.abstract On average Americans consume 99 gallons of water per person at home each day. This is more than six times the necessary amount of water to have a comfortable life, 13.2 gallons per day. This excess usage results in avoidable stress on water reservoirs, and material and energy resources for the processing and delivery of water. Despite much technological advancement, such as low-flow aerators, household water consumption remains much higher than necessary. The underlying problem is human behavior. To change behavior, researchers have developed and studied a range of intervention systems aimed at creating water conservation. They have achieved savings from 0-28%. These studies were limited by small sample sizes, short deployments, and providing only basic usage feedback. This thesis describes the development and pilot testing of a prototype phasic usage feedback device aimed at creating water conservation at the kitchen sink.
dc.description.degree M.S.
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/59806
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology
dc.subject Sustainability
dc.subject Conservation
dc.subject Feedback
dc.subject Smart device
dc.subject Device
dc.subject Iot
dc.subject Water
dc.subject Resource
dc.subject Environmental
dc.subject Phasic
dc.subject Transtheoretic
dc.title Water conservation facilitated by phasic feedback through smart devices
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Thesis
dspace.entity.type Publication
local.contributor.corporatename George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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thesis.degree.level Masters
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