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An unhealthy home Family with 3 young children Significant condensation and mould problems Under heating likely due to financial constraints
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Chariot kit
• Comms hub
• Wireless sensors
• Wireless electricity and gas
consumption monitoring devices
• Web portal
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How does it work in practice? 3 visits – Deployment, Advice, Closure/evaluation Pre-deployment and Deployment • Energy/health needs of household • Gather information • Specific advice needs • Deploy kit Advice • Advisor examines and annotates data before visit • Explore the data together • Key recommendations and actions Closure/evaluation • Revisit data; note any changes • What advice was useful? What was acted upon? • Any follow up? End deployment.
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•What are the heating times and temperature range? Do these match occupancy?
•Is humidity over 70% (damp and mould)?
Interpreting the data
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•Do fuel, temp and humidity use fit together?
•Does electricity use indicate anything about appliances or their usage?
• Does temperature imply anything about the energy performance of the property?
Gas use (dark blue) and temperature in kitchen (grey), living room (purple), upstairs bedroom (olive) and hall (pink)
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What if? function & What’s next?
What if? How much more will it cost if I heat more? If we have a cold winter how could it affect my fuel bills? What’s next? •More kits •More experiments •Training and User manual.
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Chariot: Space for conversation
Visual household data
People SEE impact of actions
For further information: Dr Nick Banks
0117 934 1418