Inspiration
We were inspired to help the environment by developing a dashboard to alert managers when the business buildings are working at top power-saving efficiency.
What it does
Our website is an interactive energy consumption dashboard with an AI support system built in. It aims to help businesses track the energy consumption and costs of energy maintenance throughout their buildings. Furthermore, the main benefit of our website is that it includes an AI helper named AI Cooper! AI Cooper takes the data in the dashboard and provides insights into energy consumption trends, costs, goals, suggestions, and more. The combined impact of our comprehensive dashboard and AI tool helps create a dynamic website that helps businesses keep sustainability at the forefront of their mission.
How we built it
We began by brainstorming solutions to address the issue of ineffective energy consumption in buildings. After deciding on the concept of a dashboard, we conducted research and gathered data on company utility spending. Using this information, we created data simulations in Excel, which served as the basis for generating visualizations in Tableau and Canva. Finally, we designed our website in Figma, integrating the visualizations and components to create a cohesive platform.
Challenges we ran into
Our main challenge was that our whole team did not have a lot of experience in coding or hacking. Additionally, it was some of our first times using Figma. We tried to look into some of Figma's more complex features, such as hover dropdowns, applications, and Figma Dev Mode. Because all of us were inexperienced, it was difficult to figure out the technical aspects of our project. We had to work through a lot of the program bugs, but it worked out in the end!
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Throughout this hacking session, we are proud of animating and creating a website from scratch. We enjoy creating a more pleasing and aesthetic webpage for the user. We are also really proud of ourselves for gaining a pretty good understanding of how to use Figma and creating an end product we're really excited about!
What we learned
We learned how to start a project from scratch and work together as a team. We also gained insight on how to maneuver Figma and try to animate on it. It was really fun learning how to utilize a lot of the more specific functions of Figma, and we even learned a bit on how to use Figma Dev mode!
What's next for Energy Consumption Dashboard
We want to continue updating our website to include the latest AI models and continue building up our dashboard to reflect better sustainability practices and provide companies with greater data-driven solutions!
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