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Sustainable Home Ecosystem

Enable residents to monitor and control their home energy & water consumption and receive personalized recommendations to reduce their usage. The system will offer visibility and control at an appliance specific level

Project Owner
Kahramaa

Key Benefits

Increase awareness on resource consumption

for residents to reduce their utility consumption

Collect residential consumption data

that can improve grid management and guide awareness campaigns

Increase convenience

for residents with remote control capabilities of devices (e.g. air condition, shading, lights)

Related Personas

Environment
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Maria
Manager at Microsoft
Maria

Age

31

Status

Married

Country

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About Maria

Maria just moved to Doha for the job of her dreams, together with her daughter, born just 6 months ago. Unfortunately, she has to stay away from her husband until he finds a new job in Doha. She’s found an apartment and settled down now, taking on a full-time job while making sure her baby grows up healthy. She’s hopeful and excited about this vibrant city.

Income Level
50%
Tech Knowledge
90%
Healthcare
Sports
Rashed
Student & Amateur Football Player
Rashed

Age

14

Status

Single

Country

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About Rashed

Student & Amateur Football Player

Income Level
30%
Tech Knowledge
90%
Logistics
Sports
Salem
Retail Business Owner
Salem

Age

42

Status

Country

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About Salem

Being born and raised in Qatar, Salem is now in his 40’s and the thing he cares about the most is his family. His wife, son, daughter, father and mother all reside in the same household. While maintaining a busy work life, Salem needs to make sure he finds time to cater to his family’s needs, making sure each member of his family is happy and well. Salem makes an effort to spend quality time with his family, usually by attending local events and visiting local attractions. He feels responsible for the well-being of his family.

Income Level
90%
Tech Knowledge
50%

User Journey

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In order to transition into a more sustainable lifestyle, Maria installs the sustainable home ecosystem app.
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Potential Service Features

  • Smart Meters integration
  • Personalized recommendations
  • Mobile Application for monitoring & control
  • Realtime data feed
  • Lighting/HVAC Remote Control

Implementation Analysis

IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE

ShortMediumLong

TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIAL VIABILITY

Currently ViableViable in Short TermViable in Long Term

REGULATORY CONDUCIVENESS

FavorableChallengingComplex

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS

SmallMediumLarge

Key Implementation Considerations

1

Vendor Selection Due diligence to identify ones with high competence in UI/UX, data analytics, smart home and virtual assistant technology

2

Discovery Phase Research phase to identify existing APIs that can be built on, user response to smart home tech, and enablers for use case development

3

Development Development alongside meter rollout to create an app for all KahraMaa customers available on major phone OS and web browsers

4

Testing & Monitoring UX testing to optimize app layout, alerts & personalized advice based on customer response & feedback

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