Activities of Daily Living for Simulation of home consumption of electricity, gas, and water
Your contribution is extremely important for us!
INTRODUCTION
This research is being performed at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. The data is collected anonymously, and no information that can identify individuals is collected and stored. The research is part of the DATALOG project.
Your participation is entirely voluntary; you can stop at any time. You can request information about the results of this project by contacting the leading researchers.
As a data donor, your participation is crucial for the research goals and for improving the informed decision-making by citizens, governments and all actors involved in the supply and domestic consumption of water, gas, and energy.
If you are interested, we can give you information about how these daily schedules are used to seed the generation of behaviours for artificial agents during a simulation.
OBJECTIVE
This questionnaire would greatly assist in fine-tuning a simulator for evaluating utility consumption (electricity, gas, and water) at home. We require you to track your household “Activities of Daily Living”. That is, we request that you complete the schedule of those activities at home that consume water, gas, or electricity.
Please complete as many daily schedules as possible. However, it is essential that these schedules are accurate, so we prefer that you print
and complete it during the day, and only later, you fill in the online version. The accuracy of the information is extremely valuable. If you miss activities or are doubtful, skip that day and fill in for another day when you are sure about all activities.
Survey
Information about the person and their day
Information about the activity that consumes water, gas or electricity
| Activity | Room | Start time | Item used | Duration |
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Example
The following is an example of a schedule of activities for daily living. You can complete as many as you wish for those other people sharing your home. Please indicate the duration in minutes that an appliance is in use, although the individual may leave the room. For example, when doing laundry, the person may start the washing machine whose cycle is 35 minutes, but they do not stay in the same room; they may go elsewhere to watch TV. In this case, indicate 35 minutes for the appliance.
Focus on activities that consume additional electricity; do not worry about the rooms' lighting, air-conditioning or heating, or the continuous use of a Wi-Fi router at home or the contant running of the fridge. But if the fridge is opened, please record that. Similarly, if the mobile phone is charging for 1 hour, please record that.
The exact time of the activity during the day is not very important. A margin of error of 10 or 15 minutes is not a problem. But the duration of the activity is important, with the minimum being one minute. Using the microwave for less than one minute or opening the refrigerator briefly should be recorded as one-minute usage.
| Activity | Room | Start time | Item used | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prepare breakfast | Kitchen | 7:00 | Fridge | 1 |
| Prepare breakfast | Kitchen | 7:00 | Microwave | 3 |
| Prepare breakfast | Kitchen | 7:00 | Sink | 4 |
| Prepare breakfast | Kitchen | 7:00 | Gas cooking stove | 15 |
| Listen to news on Rradio | Kitchen | 7:30 | Electric radio | 30 |
| Shaving | Bathroom | 8:00 | Electric shaver | 5 |
| Showering | Bathroom | 8:15 | Shower | 10 |
| Brush teeth | Bathroom | 8:25 | Sink | 3 |
| Toileting | Bathroom | 12:00 | Toilet | 3 |
| Toileting | Bathroom | 12:00 | Sink | 2 |
| Prepare lunch | Kitchen | 12:30 | Gas cooking stove | 20 |
| Prepare lunch | Kitchen | 12:30 | Fridge | 2 |
| Prepare lunch | Kitchen | 12:30 | Sink | 10 |
| Brush teeth | Bathroom | 12:50 | Sink | 3 |
| Toileting | Bathroom | 13:00 | Toilet | 6 |
| Have a drink | Kitchen | 14:00 | Fridge | 1 |
| Have a drink | Kitchen | 14:00 | Sink | 2 |
| Work from home | Bedroom | 14:15 | Computer | 60 |
| Wash clothes | Laundry | 16:10 | Washing machine | 30 |
| Watch TV | Living | 16:20 | TV | 60 |
| Dry clothes | Laundry | 16:45 | Dryer | 60 |
| Prepare dinner | Kitchen | 17:30 | Fridge | 3 |
| Prepare dinner | Kitchen | 17:30 | Gas cooking stove | 30 |
| Prepare dinner | Kitchen | 17:30 | Sink | 10 |
| Clean house | Living | 19:00 | Vacum cleaner | 20 |
| Toileting | Bathroom | 20:00 | Toilet | 3 |
| Brush teeth | Bathroom | 20:30 | Sink | 3 |
| Charge mobile phone | Bedroom | 21:00 | Phone charger | 90 |