E2District: Behaviour Demand Response

Behaviour Demand Response is considered as one building block for achieving DHC energy efficiency in the E2District project. By including the building occupants in the energy optimisation process and considering their ability to interact with the environment as a flexibility asset, we are aiming to go beyond what purely technical solutions can achieve.

We propose to use a rigorous behavioural model to translate dynamic supply side constraints into adequate prosumer interactions, taking all relevant behavioural, motivational, environment and context parameters into account. This model-based optimisation approach enables the right person to be targeted with the right message at the right time, dynamically involving the building occupants in the process as active participants.