Hello,
I am currently developing a survey to determine the barriers to reducing energy use in commercial/institutional sector in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There are existing federal grants available to help pay for retrofits for businesses and institutions, but uptake in our region has been low. Potential barriers include, lack of knowledge of existing programs, lack of knowledge of potential savings and ROI, high initial costs of energy audits and retrofits, and lack of direct responsibility for utility costs by managers. I am planning on developing a program to help overcome barriers, and would like to determine where to best focus our limited resources. Is anyone aware of similar surveys or related research done for other cities. If not, suggestions for what questions to include would also be appreciated.
Thank you.
Bill MacKinnon
CO2RE Commercial Coordinator
City of Edmonton
Office of Environment and Energy
3rd Floor Century Place 9803
102A AVENUE NW
Edmonton, AB T5J 3A3 Canada
www.co2re.ca
Ph. 780-442-0259
Fax 780-496-5636
Survey Questions on Commercial Energy Efficiency
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Bill,
I also have a hard time finding example questionnares. Here is a link to a questionnare I worked on: Farhar, B. C.; Coburn, T. C. (2006). New Market Paradigm for Zero-Energy Homes: The Comparative San Diego Case Study; Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Appendixes).Vol. 1: 413 pp.; Vol. 2: 349 pp.; NREL Report No. TP-550-38304.
The topic is obviously a bit different, but I find it always helps to see how the questions are worded and organized. The questionnare that would be most helpful is located in volume 2, chapter 2, appendix B.
Good Luck.
Megan Murphy, M.A.
(303) 641-2510
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