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Philip Agee

Virginia Tech

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

DOWNLOADS

475

TOTAL CITATIONS

5

Scholarly Papers (7)

1.

A Hip Approach to Thermostat Interface Evaluation

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Feb 2025
Virginia Tech, Carleton University - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, Concordia University, Washington State University, Consultant, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Waterloo, University of Pecs, Washington State University, Carleton University and TU Wien
Downloads 107 (654,668)

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human factors engineering, human-building interaction, interface evaluation, occupant-centric controls, occupant behavior, thermostat

2.

Thermostat Standardization, Technology Trends, Future Considerations: Expert Interviews

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 28 Jun 2024
Carleton University, Carleton University - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Virginia Tech
Downloads 107 (654,668)
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Expert opinion, thermostat, standardization, smart technology, user interface

3.

Human-Centric Buildings for a Changing Climate. Introducing a New International Energy Agency Research Network

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Aug 2025
Washington State University, University of Texas at Austin, Carleton University, University of Toronto, Virginia Tech, University at Buffalo, Northwestern University, Carleton University, TNO Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Toronto Metropolitan University, University College London, University College London, The University of Sydney, Maastricht University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Perugia - Department of Engineering, Concordia University and Carleton University
Downloads 94 (720,278)

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human-centric, Energy Use, buildings, Climate Change, health, Behavior

4.

User Evaluation of Connected Thermostat Modalities

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 May 2025
Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Downloads 69 (883,195)

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Connected thermostats, Smart home interfaces, Human Building Interaction (HBI), Multi-modal interaction, Building controls, usability, mental workload

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Consistency is Key: Evaluation of and Recommendations for Thermostat Usability Testing

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 31 Jan 2025
Carleton University, Carleton University, Carleton University - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech and Virginia Tech
Downloads 44 (1,133,231)

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Thermostat, usability testing, user interface, eye-tracking, direct observation, think-aloud

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A Summative Evaluation of Connected Thermostats

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 22 Mar 2024
Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Downloads 36 (1,236,159)
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summative user evaluation, text-mining, sentiment analysis, text-mining, human-building interaction

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A Summative User Evaluation of Connected Thermostat Icons

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Jul 2025
Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Downloads 18 (1,470,786)

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human-centered design, Human-Building Interaction, usability engineering, semanticity, users' performance