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Título del libro: Proceedings Of 33rd Plea International Conference: Design To Thrive, Plea 2017
Título del capítulo: Usability Tool - Accounting for understanding and usability in BPE

Autores UNAM:
ARTURO VALERIANO FLORES;
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Año de publicación:
2017
Palabras clave:

Building users; Coherent control; Control interfaces; Cultural context; Environment control; Specific interface; Usability tools; User interaction; Architectural design


Resumen:

Buildings are increasingly complex; saturated with systems that need coherent controls if design goals are to be achieved. Depending on the typology, users need different levels of control. More research is needed to better understand the cause of 'unintended' uses of controls in real buildings. A usability tool (UT) is presented demonstrating new insights into the relationship between design and user interaction with all the available controls in five case study buildings. Experiences from applying the tool in the UK domestic context are compared with a non-domestic application in Mexico City. Several early findings result from this study. Firstly the architects' involvement in the selection of control interfaces as well as their location in a building is crucial. Also user guidance has to challenge the users' preconceptions about internal environment controls, incorporating information about the use of specific interfaces and the rationale for using them, showing how they tie in with other elements of internal environment control. Cultural context always needs to be considered and the UT adjusted accordingly when applying the tool in different case studies. The assisted UT has the potential to become a vital learning point for building users. The unassisted UT provides guidelines. Copyright © NCEUB 2017.


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