Energy

U.S. Consumer Attitudes and Home-Heating Conservation Behavior: A Multiattribute Longitudinal Model

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Karns, D. A. & Khera, I. P. (1983). U.S. consumer attitudes and home-heating conservation behavior: A multiattribute longitudinal model. Journal of Economic Psychology, 4, 1-2, 57-70.
Reports a longitudinal analysis of residential energy conservation by 519 residents in a medium-size US metropolitan community. Mail panel surveys were conducted during winter mon…

Using Social Norms to Reduce Household Energy Consumption

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Jan Aceti Brookline Nov 28, 2009 19:33 pm
As one of the individuals with responsibility for preparing cases for the case study section of the Fostering Sustainable Behavior website, I am delighted to inform you that a new…

CBSM Residential EE Programs

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Unknown Mar 22, 2010 1:07 am
Hi all, We are in the final stages of a CBSM program for residential energy efficiency in Townsville, Australia, and would love to get in touch with program designers and admin…

Barriers & Motivations: Carrying Out Home Energy Audits & Retrofits

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Jan Aceti Concord Apr 26, 2010 17:54 pm
Hello, Has anyone carried out a literature review in order to identify the barriers and benefits that influence whether people: 1. have a home energy audit done, and/or 2.…

Factors Affecting Energy Consumption: Two Field Tests of the Fishbein-Ajzen Model

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Stutzman, T. M. & Green, S. B. (1982). Factors affecting energy consumption: Two field tests of the Fishbein-Ajzen model. Journal of Social Psychology, 117, 2, 183-201.
113 undergraduates and 506 consumers (primarily 26-55 yrs old) in a statewide sample participated in 2 studies that investigated the relationship among variables defined by situat…

Effects of Monetary Rebates, Feedback, and Information on Residential Electricity Conservation

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Winett, R. A., Kagel, J. H., Battalio, R. C. & Winkler, R. C. Effects of monetary rebates, feedback, and information on residential electricity conservation. Vol. 63. 1978. 73-80.
Assigned 129 participant households in Texas during the summer to 1 of 5 experimental conditions: A high monetary rebate condition in which Ss received conservation information, w…

Residential Energy Conservation Campaigns

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Eric Mallia Waterloo May 3, 2010 18:31 pm
Greetings everyone, I am an Environment and Resource Studies graduate student at the University of Waterloo and I would like to put together some research regarding social mark…

An Experimental Analysis of Electricity Conservation Procedures

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Palmer, M. H., Lloyd, M. E. & Lloyd, K. E. (1977). An experimental analysis of electricity conservation procedures. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 10, 4, 665-671.
Recorded the daily electricity consumption of 4 suburban families for 106 days. A reversal design, consisting of various experimental conditions interspersed between repeated base…

Selecting Residential Energy Efficiency Behaviors

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Meaghan McKasy Salt Lake City Aug 18, 2011 18:16 pm
I'm looking for previous research done on how to choose which energy efficiency behaviors to focus on in the residential sector. We are doing a pilot project with 200 homes and wi…

Job Opening: Data Manager (San Francisco, Portland or Boulder)

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Francesca Amari Sajtar Palm Springs Jun 29, 2015 19:58 pm
Data Manager Job Title: Data Manager Start Date: This position is available immediately Employment Type: Full-Time Location: Flexible location, with a preference for San F…

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