Building Research & Information, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 21

Опубликована: Авг. 9, 2024

Understanding occupants' behaviour and thermal preferences is key to designing less energy-intensive buildings. However, qualitative research methods understand can be time-consuming limited by participants' recall bias interpretations. This paper introduces a participatory method of 'video diaries' for interrogating post-occupancy energy use with their own mobile phones. The applied middleclass women's domestic comfort practices in Amman, Jordan, focusing on windows, fans air-conditioning (AC). study demonstrates the method's effectiveness capturing interrelated energy-dependent practices, adaptive materiality homes. In particular, video diaries reveal: (1) overlapping 'messy' tied technologies (e.g. AC fans) unexpected ways always ventilating while cooking or exercising) that challenge conventional building simulation approaches account only thermally motivated actions; (2) diverse perceptions negotiated through gendered bodies practices; (3) usefulness dairies as form self-reflection increased awareness may result behavioural change. argues using supplement such surveys field measurements, particularly evaluations simulations use.

Язык: Английский