Tribel, AndreeaGeffken, JanOpel, OliverGómez, Jorge MarxSonnenschein, MichaelVogel, UteWinter, AndreasRapp, BarbaraGiesen, Nils2019-09-162019-09-162014https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/25783This paper starts with a short definition of the research field sustainable ambient computing (SAC), which unites ambient intelligence, and ubiquitous computing. SAC takes into account not only the ecological aspects of life cycle assessment and energy efficiency, but also includes HCI as main pillar. Part of SAC is building management systems, which, in their current form, struggle with lacking user integration and rebound effects. The prospect is to build, implement and test a graphical user interface in a new energy efficient building at Leuphana University, which provides a convenient surrounding and an user-friendly system at the same time. According to the pragmaticist approach of C. S. Peirce’s sign theory, we propose abduction as a method of inference and semeiosis as a triadic communication process. Regarding the spread of social media usage, we suggest using elementary communication patterns taken from this field for building management systems, because known communication patterns encourage the usage of uncommon ambient computing systems. Hence, acceptance, a major challenge when trying to successfully integrate users, is facilitated. Here fore we looked on typical communication patterns of the most used social media platforms. A successful usage of these patterns in this specific context will raise the perception und knowledge of energy consumption, and can be expected also to change habits on the long run.Text/Conference Paper