HAVEN IAQ DASHBOARD REDESIGN

Research, UX/UI Design, and usability testing for iOS/Android mobile app

HAVEN IAQ is an ecosystem of HAVEN-engineered hardware devices and the software platform that manages whole-home indoor air quality (IAQ), turning the central air system into a smart solution that monitors and controls pollutants like CO2, VOCs, PM2.5, humidity, and temperature.

HAVEN IAQ APP

Double diamond design process

Background

Since 2021 the app's features have been changing and improving, new hardware devices such as Controller and Room Monitor were developed, but the dashboard hasn't been up to date to provide users with the insights that will make the most difference for them.

Project Goal

Incorporate the data and insights available into the most straight-forward and informative interface, that will encourage users to keep track of their IAQ and take active steps to improve it.

Improve information architecture to allow for easier discovery of new features.

HAVEN IAQ ecosystem is complex


Key features for homeonwers:

  • Real-time Monitoring: 24/7/365 insights into filtration, ventilation, humidity, and temperature.
  • Alerts & Recommendations: Notifications when air quality thresholds are crossed and get actionable advice.
  • Data & Scores: Home's IAQ status, including specific contaminant levels and an overall score, with data often integrating from devices like EcoQube for radon.
  • Automation Management: A robust automation system that bring in fresh air or controls ventilation based on air quality events.
  • Basic automation thresholds editing capabilities to accomodate for sensitivities and changing seasons.
  • Support from HAVEN team and HVAC pros.

Key features for HVAC professionals:

  • Installation of HAVEN devices linked to various equipment using templates of varying complexity and custom layouts.
  • Alerts & Recommendations: Notifications when home onwer needs to be aware that concerning patterns are developing long-term.
  • Data & reports: comprehensive IAQ reports that can be shared with home owners that help troubleshoot existing issues.
  • Automation Management: allows to edit existing automation thresholds and settings without the need visit the customer.

INTRO


Duration

  • January-March 2025

Tools

  • Figma
  • Jira
  • Confluence
  • ChatGPT
  • Slack

Approach

  1. Problem definition
  2. User interviews
  3. Team interviews
  4. Prototyping
  5. User testing and iteration
  6. High fidelity design
  7. Dev handoff/collaboration

MY ROLE


I lead the project. Here's what I did:
    Definition:
  • Conducted user inverviews with the home owners to identify where the experience isn't the best and what we can improve on with the least effort.
  • Interviewed HVAC professionals who install HAVEN system to hear their insights and wants.
  • Gathered suggestions from team members who were willing to share.
  • Conducted workshopt with the team.
  • Synthesizing the findings
  • I created multiple affinity maps (homeonwers vs pros vs team members)
  • Took the best ideas that were reasonable enough to implement gain vs investment-wise.
  • Used AI LLM as an assistant to help with notes and some insights/patterns synthesis.
  • Hi-fidelity redesign, iteration and user testing loop
  • Since the design system and patterns were already established I took advantage of that and moved towards creating and iterating on hi-fi prototypes
  • Conducted user testing sessions mostly internally to verify design desiciions, iterating and repeating.
  • In the final testing round the pros and homeonwers were involved again.
  • Final iteration was completed after that.
  • Handoff support
  • The handoff was underway while our new developer was still learning how things work, so it helped to feed him bits an pieces of the features that were finished in small chunks, without overwhelming him, and that game me time to work on the rest.
  • QA
  • The team was small, so all of us were responsible for QA. I made sure to keep track of everyone's feedback and ensure the designs and the live product are updated.

HERE ARE THE RESULTS


TAKEAWAYS


Update sooner

Due to the backlog of features that needed to be implemented polishing the experience was delayed, which affected users' experience negatively and could've been avoided.

Team work

Many of my team members had great ideas, even thought they weren't rechnically the target audience, but they had the HAVEN system installed in their homes, so had a good understanding of what is most useful.

User testing recruitement

Sourcing user testing participants such as home owners is tricky and it's best to start early to have a good sample size.