Design

The goal of the prototype is to encourage the campus community to be mindful of their energy choices. We designed this to display real-time energy usage for the building it is installed in. 

The design of the prototype was based on the potential installation areas that it could be used in, and the material of that installation area that the prototype would interact with. We chose a concrete texture, and designed modules using a concrete material in order to make it appear as though the pieces are blending into the building. The blend of materials and the pulsing lights look as though energy could be bursting from the building. The colors of the pulsing lights reflect the current energy usage; for example, as the energy usage increases, the color families can shift from a white/yellow, to a stronger red.