This archive contains files containing data and documentation from “REFIT smart home interviews”.

BACKGROUND
These datasets were collected as part of the REFIT project (`Personalised Retrofit Decision Support Tools for UK Homes using Smart Home Technology’). The REFIT project ran from 2012 - 2015 as a consortium of three universities - Loughborough, Strathclyde and East Anglia - and ten industry stakeholders. The REFIT project was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through linked grants under the Transforming Energy Demand in Buildings through Digital Innovation (BuildTEDDI) funding programme. This dataset was collected under Grant Reference EP/K002430/1 to the University of East Anglia. Other linked grants to consortium members includes EP/K002457/1 (Loughborough) and EP/K002368/1 (Strathclyde). Further details on the REFIT project and related publications can be found at: http://www.refitsmarthomes.org

DATA COLLECTION
Twenty households were recruited into a field trial of smart home technologies in Loughborough, UK. The field trial ran from October 2013 - October 2015 as part of the REFIT project.
Smart home technologies were installed in participating households from May - August 2014.
During the field trial, the REFIT project team collected quantitative data on real-time electricity and gas usage (from smart meters) and qualitative data on perceptions and usage of smart home technologies. This dataset contains the qualitative data.
The qualitative data were collected using semi-structured interviews, surveys, and video ethnography. The video files are not shareable (as they cannot be anonymised). This dataset contains transcripts, notes and responses from the semi-structured interviews and surveys.
All interview transcripts and survey responses are anonymised. Pseudonyms and basic socioeconomic data per household are given in the file: REFIT_smart_home_interviews_household_details.docx
The interview and survey data were collected at four time points (cross-sections) during the two year field trial. All twenty households participated at time point one (on agreeing to participate in the field trial) and time point two (prior to installation of the smart home technologies). A subset of ten households participated at time point three (immediately after installation of the smart home technologies) and time point four (after installation of the smart home technologies). Details of the households participating at each time point are given in the file:
REFIT_smart_home_interviews_data_list.xlsx
The twenty households are labelled h1 to h21 (denoting House 1 to House 21), but omitting House 14 which did not participate in the trial. This labeling is to ensure consistency with other data collected and archived from the REFIT project (including electricity and gas consumption data). Further details of these linked data sets are given in the file:
REFIT_smart_home_interviews_metadata.rtf

DATA
The data are organized in four sub-folders, corresponding to the four time points at which data were collected.
Folder: 1 Interviews - Get-To-Know-You (August - December 2013)
Details: Semi-structured interviews conducted face-to-face in homes, with full household. Lasted ~1.5 - 3 hours. Focused on use of technologies in homes.
Available data: (i) transcripts for 20 households; (ii) interviewer notes for 16 households; (iii) interview schedule.
Filenames: Files labelled with household number (e.g., “h1”) and “Interview1”. 
Folder: 2 Surveys - Pre-Install (May - August 2014)
Details: Paper-based self-completion surveys. Completed by each household member separately. Focused on perceptions of smart home technologies prior to being installed.
Available data: (i) coded responses for 45 household members in 18 households; (ii) survey instrument.
Filenames: Files labelled with “Survey2”. 
Folder: 3 Interviews - Post-Install (June - September 2014).
Details: Semi-structured interviews conducted face-to-face in homes or by phone, with adult household members, within 3 months of smart home technologies being installed. Lasted ~0.5 - 1 hour. Focused on reactions to smart home technologies having been installed.
Available data: (i) transcripts for 12 household members in 9 households; (ii) interview schedule.
Filenames: Files labelled with household number (e.g., “h1”) and “Interview3”. 
Folder: 4 Interviews - Experiences (February - April 2015).
Details: Semi-structured interviews conducted face-to-face in homes, with full household. Lasted ~1 - 1.5 hours. Focused on domestication or rejection of smart home technologies within domestic life.
Available Data: (i) transcripts for 10 households; (ii) interviewer notes for 10 households; (iii) interview schedule.
Filenames: Files labelled with household number (e.g., “h1”) and “Interview4”.

Archived files in the DATA folder are as follows:
Sub-Folder	File name	Description	
1 Interviews - Get-To-Know-You (Aug - Dec 2013)	h1_Interview1_notes.doc 
… and similar files numbered from h1 to h20	These files contain notes made by the interviewer immediately following the first round of interviews with 20 households participating in the smart home field trial (before any technologies were installed). Total of 16 notes files (missing h8, h9, h17, h21).	
	h1_Interview1_transcript.doc 
… and similar files numbered from h1 to h21	These files contain transcripts of the first round of interviews with 20 households participating in the smart home field trial (before any technologies were installed). Total of 20 transcript files.	
2 Surveys - Pre-Install (May - Aug 2014)	Survey2_responses.xlsx	This file is the coded responses from the second round of interviews using a structured survey of 20 households participating in the smart home field trial (immediately prior to any technologies being installed). Total of 1 file with all responses compiled.	
3 Interviews - Post-Install (Jun - Sep 2014)	h2_Interview3_transcript_1.doc 
… and similar files numbered from h2 to h21	These files contain transcripts of the third round of interviews with individual household members from a subset of 10 households participating in the smart home field trial (shortly after technologies were installed). Multiple transcripts per household from interviews with individual household members, denoted by final subscript in file name. Total of 12 files (missing h11).	
4 Interviews - Experiences (Feb - Apr 2015)	h2_Interview4_notes.doc 
… and similar files numbered from h1 to h20	These files contain notes made by the interviewer immediately after the fourth round of interviews with a subset of 10 households participating in the smart home field trial (after technologies were installed). Total of 10 files.	
	h2_Interview4_transcript.doc 
… and similar files numbered from h1 to h21	These files contain transcripts of the fourth round of interviews with a subset of 10 households participating in the smart home field trial (after technologies were installed). Total of 10 files.	
	h-all_Interview4_notes.xlsx	This file is a thematic summary of all the interviews with a subset of 10 households participating in the smart home field trial (after technologies were installed). Total of 1 file.	

DOCUMENTATION
Supporting documentation is organized in a single folders.
Archived data in the DOCUMENTATION folder are as follows:
Interview1_schedule.doc	This file is the interview schedule for the first round of interviews with 20 households participating in the smart home field trial (before any technologies were installed).	
Survey2_questions.pdf	This file is the survey questions and coded response options used in the second round of interviews using a structured survey of 20 households participating in the smart home field trial (immediately prior to any technologies being installed).	
Interview3_schedule.doc	This file is the interview schedule for the third round of interviews with individual household members from a subset of 10 households participating in the smart home field trial (shortly after technologies were installed).	
Interview4_schedule.doc	This file is the interview schedule for the fourth round of interviews with a subset of 10 households participating in the smart home field trial (after technologies were installed).	
REFIT_smart_home_interviews_consent_form.docx

REFIT_smart_home_interviews_participant_infosheet.docx	These two files are the information sheet and consent form presented to participants prior to their participation in the research.	
REFIT_smart_home_household_details.docx	This file gives additional background socioeconomic information on the 20 participating households and their household members.