Controls for End Users: A guide for good design and implementation (BCIA 1/2007)

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Concentrates on the strategy, implementation and the user interfaces of control devices for heating. cooling and ventilation, located in occupied spaces and operated by individual users. Sections cover: the psychology of user controls; essential design principles; examples of...

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Overview

This publication concentrates on the strategy, implementation and the user interfaces of control devices for heating. cooling and ventilation, located in occupied spaces and operated by individual users.

Sections cover:

  • Psychology of user controls
  • Essential design principles
  • Examples of controls usability
  • British Controls Industry Association (BCIA) recommended iconograph.

It also provides checklists for building designers, manufacturers and suppliers, and for installers and facilities managers.

Word versions of these checklists are attached to the pdf of this guide, and a download link is provided.

Product details

  • Published: May 2007
  • Publisher: BSRIA Ltd
  • Authors: Bordass B, Leaman A & Bunn R
  • ISBN-13: 9780860226703