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Greenview Dr. Richard Bull & Prof. Martin Rieser March 7 th , 2011 . De Monfort University World-class university situated in Leicester, with more than 18,000 students and 3,000 staff, five faculties offering around 400 courses and an annual turnover in the region: £132.5 million
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GreenviewDr. Richard Bull & Prof. Martin RieserMarch 7th, 2011
De Monfort University World-class university situated in Leicester, with more than 18,000 students and 3,000 staff, five faculties offering around 400 courses and an annual turnover in the region: £132.5 million Institute of Energy and Sustainable Development Leading research institute conducting innovative and groundbreaking research into renewable energy, sustainable development and public engagement Institute of Creative Technologies The Institute Of Creative Technologies (IOCT) is a unique research environment which sits at the intersection of science and technology, the arts and the humanities.
Transparency The principle idea is to reveal the level of energy variations in near real time in precise university building locations using augmented reality tools on common smartphones.
Empedia and Augmented Reality The Empedia (www.empedia.info) platform has been developed under a KTP agreement between De Montfort and Cuttlefish Multimedia for iphone and Android platforms It will be enhanced with an Augmented reality browser for Greenview applications
Aim: To design a leading edge smart phone and web based application enabling building users to understand the energy consumption of the buildings across DMU. Objectives: • To design, implement and launch a campus wide ICT tool connecting building users to the energy consumption of buildings and the ICT infrastructure. • To help the extent building users impact the performance of the environment they are in. • To further understand the potential of augmented reality tools to engage individuals in behaviour change initiatives.