Verdora App
Green Offices
Green office app using IoT and sensors (humidity, light, temp.) to minimize energy waste by automatically regulating central air conditioning
my role: Product Designer
@BordaTech
Q3 2023
Verdora App
Green Offices
Green office app using IoT and sensors (humidity, light, temp.) to minimize energy waste by automatically regulating central air conditioning
my role: Product Designer
@BordaTech
Q3 2023
Sustainable Office Management
Web and android app to minimize energy waste by automatically regulating central air conditioning, using IoT and room sensors (humidity, light, temp.).
Overview
Borda Technology is a healthcare solutions company, utilizing new engineering, IoT, and addressing complex user experience problems. They work with healthcare institutions worldwide and provide tech-solutions.
In Q3 2023, our team developed the Verdora App to enhance office sustainability by minimizing energy waste through IoT and room sensors (humidity, light, temperature).
As the Product Designer, I collaborated with software engineers, hardware engineers, testers, and product managers to create a user-friendly app that reduces energy waste and promotes sustainable practices in modern offices.
Duration
Jun - Sep 2023
Tools
🎨 Figma
🎨🍯 FigJam
🧪 Appium
🪟 MS Office
My Role
Product Design
Prototyping
User Research
User Testing
Design Systems Lead
Problem Statement
How can we make traditional offices more sustainable?
Modern offices are significant contributors to environmental degradation due to their high resource consumption and energy waste.
Verdora App aims to address this by offering solutions that enhance energy efficiency and promote sustainable practices, aligning with the global shift towards environmental responsibility to benefit both businesses and the planet.
Literature Review
The rise of technology has transformed office environments into digital hubs, significantly boosting energy consumption with negative environmental and economic impacts. Research shows that office buildings majorly contribute to urban energy use, driven by lighting, heating, cooling, and electronics (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2018).
Apps designed for green office initiatives can offer detailed energy consumption reports to guide both decision-makers and employees.
User Research
The results were in despair. No one in the office cared about sustainability or environment. While this was disheartening, it is a valuable insight since it probably represents a not-so-small portion of the global population. I began to ideate and decided it's best if we can find a way to frame waste-minimizing goals using a financial language and gamify in-office sustainability.
Questions
Me and the team conducted a survey (17 persons). Here are some questions from the survey. I usually don't prefer conducting surveys, I opt for interviews, however some employees were working remotely from different cities, so we did what we had to do.
How would you describe your overall experience in the office environment in terms of sustainability and green initiatives?
Would you consider your office sustainable? (Likert scale)
Can you describe the most recent incident you remember threatening the overall sustainability and green status of your office?
What are your expectations associated to recycling?
Are there any specific green or sustainable features or practices you wish to see in your office one day?
Are there any specific areas within the office environment where you believe more attention should be given to sustainability efforts?
User Personas
I created different user personas based on UXR findings.
App Architecture
After the UXR and field analysis (going around observing people), we found these 3 main solution-able areas: Electricity waste via lights, Electricity waste via Aircon, and Waste management.
I wanted to ensure the user experience we're creating was meaningful and inducing knowledge about waste management, which is often disregarded in Turkey. We implemented a trash sorting feature, even though citizens and companies are not formally required to sort their trash.
Log In
Create an account (Sign up)
Verify email
Landing questions
Homepage
Control Page
Wallpaper notification G.
Wallpaper notification I.
Notification
Squad/Personal Notifications
Squad Graphics
Profil
Leaderboard
Company Statistics
Personal Graphics
Personal Informations
Searching people
List Squads
View squad page
View other profile
Edit Profile
Feedback
Air Conditioning
Lightning
Earned a point
Waste Management
Questions
Result
Quick tour
Function
New frame
Pop up
Out bound link
Drop down
Solution Design
Explore the scenarios below to sneak-peek into Verdora App!
"As a user I want to know which trash-bin is suitable for my trash."
"As a user I want to be reminded to turn off the AC (after the room has been empty for 15 mins)."
"As a user I want to express my eco-knowledge and get a more tailored experience."
Design System
I created the design system, and components.
Strategic Features
Hear my comments on strategic design decisions I made.
Link to my Figma file here.
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Sustainable Office Management
Web and android app to minimize energy waste by automatically regulating central air conditioning, using IoT and room sensors (humidity, light, temp.).
Overview
Borda Technology is a healthcare solutions company, utilizing new engineering, IoT, and addressing complex user experience problems.
Our team was responsible for generating a solution to the sustainability problem in offices.
I collaborated with software engineers, hardware engineers, testers, and product managers to create the Verdora App.
Duration
Jun - Sep 2023
My Role
Product Design
Prototyping
User Research
User Testing
Design Systems Lead
Problem Statement
How can we make traditional offices more sustainable?
Modern offices are significant contributors to environmental degradation due to their high resource consumption and energy waste.
Verdora App aims to address this by offering solutions that enhance energy efficiency and promote sustainable practices, aligning with the global shift towards environmental responsibility to benefit both businesses and the planet.
Literature Review
The rise of technology has transformed office environments into digital hubs, significantly boosting energy consumption with negative environmental and economic impacts. Research shows that office buildings majorly contribute to urban energy use, driven by lighting, heating, cooling, and electronics (U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2018).
Apps designed for green office initiatives can offer detailed energy consumption reports to guide both decision-makers and employees.
User Research
The results were in despair. No one in the office cared about sustainability or environment. While this was disheartening, it is a valuable insight since it probably represents a not-so-small portion of the global population.
I began to ideate and decided it's best if we can find a way to frame waste-minimizing goals using a financial language and gamify in-office sustainability.
Questions
Me and the team conducted a survey (17 persons). Here are some questions from the survey. I usually don't prefer conducting surveys, I opt for interviews, however some employees were working remotely from different cities, so we did what we had to do.
How would you describe your overall experience in the office environment in terms of sustainability and green initiatives?
Would you consider your office sustainable? (Likert scale)
Can you describe the most recent incident you remember threatening the overall sustainability and green status of your office?
What are your expectations associated to recycling?
Are there any specific green or sustainable features or practices you wish to see in your office one day?
Are there any specific areas within the office environment where you believe more attention should be given to sustainability efforts?
User Personas
I created different user personas based on UXR findings.
App Architecture
After the UXR and field analysis (going around observing people), we found these 3 main solution-able areas: Electricity waste via lights, Electricity waste via Aircon, and Waste management.
I wanted to ensure the user experience we're creating was meaningful and inducing knowledge about waste management, which is often disregarded in Turkey. We implemented a trash sorting feature, even though citizens and companies are not formally required to sort their trash.
Solution Design
Due to limited frame size on mobile, I recommend you to open this section on web.
Strategic Features
Hear my comments on strategic design decisions I made.
Link to my Figma file here.
Created with matcha & Framer by @eyluuul in 2024
Created with matcha & Framer by @eyluuul in 2024