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The study tests two behavioral intervention programs that were aimed at changing energy-related behaviors in an office setting. Participants were 93 office employees in three different departments of a construction company. Each d...
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The study tests two behavioral intervention programs that were aimed at changing energy-related behaviors in an office setting. Participants were 93 office employees in three different departments of a construction company. Each department was randomly assigned to a four-week intervention to one of the following three conditions: control, intervention program or intervention program with group identity salience. The first intervention condition consisted of goal-setting, feedback, information and prompts. The second condition was identical to the first, with an additional group-identity manipulation. Three different types of data were collected: consumption of electricity and paper, pre- and post-questionnaires and weekly observations. The results show that the employees in the two experimental conditions perceived themselves to have changed their behaviors more than the control group. This is supported by the observational data for the intervention program, but could not be shown in the measures of energy consumption, which showed a decrease for all three departments. The implications of these results are discussed. (c) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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The Home Energy Conservation Support Program in this study was developed by authors, available on the internet. This program was designed to promote residential energy conservation by encouraging family communication and rivalry a...
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The Home Energy Conservation Support Program in this study was developed by authors, available on the internet. This program was designed to promote residential energy conservation by encouraging family communication and rivalry against other families, and to get their energy consumption data sustainably for analysis. This paper describes the results of the program's performance evaluation through its implementation. The program members can obtain evaluation results about their energy consumption by inputting their monthly energy consumption data and also utilize the information obtained to save energy in the future. The estimated reduction rates in energy consumption of members suggest that the program has prompted energy-saving behavior among them, and that energy-saving for "lighting and electric appliances" is harder than for "heating". Additionally, this program demonstrated the possibility of sustained investigation on energy consumption characteristics.
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This paper investigates the residents' direct and indirect energy consumption behaviors in Beijing, as well as the impact of age, educational background and income level on the behaviors. The results show that, first, there are a ...
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This paper investigates the residents' direct and indirect energy consumption behaviors in Beijing, as well as the impact of age, educational background and income level on the behaviors. The results show that, first, there are a high proportion of residents who may support the policies and activities about consumption behaviors adjustment towards energy-saving and low-carbon pattern, but currently the residents' awareness and behaviors are still not desirable. Second, the promotion of energy-saving appliance is effective to drive the energy conservation and emission reductions, and the current energy prices are higher but not effective to curb energy consumption and carbon emissions. Third, the direct energy consumption behaviors of older respondents and those with higher education background and income level generally tend to be more energy conservative than the younger respondents and other education and income level groups. The survey results may provide significant policy implications for the government and energy-saving product suppliers.
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Occupant behavior significantly influences building energy consumption. However, two research gaps exist, namely, the lack of firsthand data for a complete understanding of the complex and stochastic nature of occupant behavior, a...
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Occupant behavior significantly influences building energy consumption. However, two research gaps exist, namely, the lack of firsthand data for a complete understanding of the complex and stochastic nature of occupant behavior, and the limited consideration given to socio-psychological factors in the classification of behavior modes. This study aims to expand on the existing database of occupant behavior and propose an interdisciplinary classification framework of behavior modes. First, a hierarchy of behavior modes was developed considering occupants? demand for comfort, preference for certain behavior, and energy dependence. Occupants were classified as ?Active, Moderate, and Cautious? energy users. Then, the proposed ?AMC? hierarchy was verified via a case study using a high-rise student residence in Hong Kong. Mixed methods were applied, including a questionnaire survey of 137 students, in-situ monitoring of adaptive behaviors using noninvasive sensors in 12 rooms, building energy simulation validated by full-season metered energy use data, and scenario analysis considering multifaceted factors. The results show that, interestingly, observable discrepancy of behavior patterns exists even among users of the same sort. Also, five key influencing factors, i.e. room orientation, floor, schedule, room temperature settings, and behavior modes of active, moderate and cautious users, explain 79% of the difference in cooling energy consumption, among which behavior modes induce the largest contribution. In addition, technical and socio-psychological barriers impede energy saving of active and moderate users. Although behavior changes may conserve up to 45% of cooling energy consumption, skillful selection of appropriate interventions is necessary in order to fulfill the expectancy.
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The transition of non-renewable to renewable energy has always been a matter of concern for the development of a sustainable environment. As climate change and pollution are affecting the habitat, it is the dire need of the situat...
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The transition of non-renewable to renewable energy has always been a matter of concern for the development of a sustainable environment. As climate change and pollution are affecting the habitat, it is the dire need of the situation that some changes should be incorporated. Different stakeholders may not possess the same outlook and level of acceptability towards it, but it is the prime concern of the moment. This paper studies energy consumers 'attitude towards the transition to renewable energy in their daily life and the constraints preventing them from it. Respondent completed questionnaires which show a strong will and awareness about the rising concern of environmental change and people already have energy conservation attitude. In the first phase, we have analyzed the relative importance of the household practices and the conservation pattern. Whereas, in the next, we have studied the demographic and behavioral factors resulting in these habits. The output which generated shows that the consumers are interested in conservation techniques and are taking measures for adapting it. They showed relevant interests in the cultivation of renewable energy and concern toward environmental hazards generated due to fossil fuels. It is also seen that based on their lifestyle and educational background the consumption pattern varies and moreover it can be said that different people have a different outlook towards it. People belonging to the higher education group (Cluster 1, 115 people) are more adaptive towards the renewable energy transitions rather than, the lower educational group (Cluster 3, 41 people) where they are resistive towards the changes. The survey was done in an Indian concept and policymakers can utilize the findings to incorporate changes and build awareness among the residents.
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It is important to encourage people to form energy conservation habits to increase energy efficiency. The application of social psychology research paradigm in studying energy conservation behavior sheds more light on what conditi...
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It is important to encourage people to form energy conservation habits to increase energy efficiency. The application of social psychology research paradigm in studying energy conservation behavior sheds more light on what conditions are necessary for sustained energy conservation behavior. Based on a survey of 234 college students in Beijing, this study was carried out using the VBN model as its analysis framework and a structural equation model while focusing on whether egocentric values necessarily lead to non-energy conservation behavior and whether altruistic and biospheric values inevitably lead to energy conservation behavior among college students. The following conclusions can be drawn. First, the study partially verified the basic conclusion of the VBN model, that is, values have a significant effect on energy conservation beliefs, which in turn significantly affect personal energy conservation norms. Second, energy conservation beliefs formed by altruistic and biospheric values are translated into real energy conservation norms. However, egocentric values do not significantly affect the attribution of energy conservation responsibility. Moreover, personal energy conservation norms do not translate into energy conservation behavior. Third, individual behavioral habits and external conditions do not promote the translation of personal norms into real energy conservation behavior.
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The financial cost of personal energy consumption is substantial at the organizational level. Rarely do incentives for saving energy for the individual employee and organization align, making conservation a challenge. Here we perf...
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The financial cost of personal energy consumption is substantial at the organizational level. Rarely do incentives for saving energy for the individual employee and organization align, making conservation a challenge. Here we perform a 12-week field experiment piloting two behavioral strategies: (1) social norms feedback and (2) awareness of energy monitoring, to encourage savings among 46 administrative staff at a university who were given the impression of participating in an energy quality study to reduce self-selection bias. Those in the social norms feedback condition used significantly less energy during the intervention (10% less energy) and follow up monitoring (11% less energy) phases compared to their baseline consumption. Moreover, these participants demonstrated that they learned more about their energy use than did those in the awareness monitoring condition. For policy makers and building mangers interested in the effectiveness of behavioral nudges in inducing energy savings, social norms feedback appears to be an effective energy savings nudge in an organizational setting where there are neither financial savings at-stake nor intrinsic motivation to conserve.
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Saudi Arabia is one of the most energy intensive countries in the world in terms of per capita consumption. Highly subsidized energy prices and low tariffs are driving up domestic energy consumption. The rapidly growing energy dem...
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Saudi Arabia is one of the most energy intensive countries in the world in terms of per capita consumption. Highly subsidized energy prices and low tariffs are driving up domestic energy consumption. The rapidly growing energy demand has prompted the country to undertake several energy-saving measures. These initiatives, however, are all technology driven and no apparent measures have yet been taken to modify end users' behavior. In order to reduce the rate of growth of residential energy consumption, besides appropriate regulations, it is critical to engage end users through better education and awareness. Thus, this study aims to investigate the impact of behavior-based, non-technical interventions on end users' perceptions of energy conservation and, subsequently, any actual reduction in household energy consumption. Taking Khobar city as the geographical focus, 88 participating households were randomly chosen for interventions. The households were divided into two treatment and one control group. Analysis of the six-month intervention revealed a positive but statistically insignificant impact on energy conservation. The results suggest that there is a positive relation between the number of adults in the family and level of education with the energy consumption while number of female members in family, family size, building area shows a negative association attributing to 'economies of scale' and existence of pro-environmental behavior. In the end, this study attempts to build a foundational ground for policy prescription on energy conservation based on 'investment' and 'curtailment' behavior approaches to assess the 'longevity' effects. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Household energy conservation has emerged as a major challenge and opportunity for researchers, practitioners and policymakers. Consumers also seem to be gaining greater awareness of the value and need for sustainable energy pract...
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Household energy conservation has emerged as a major challenge and opportunity for researchers, practitioners and policymakers. Consumers also seem to be gaining greater awareness of the value and need for sustainable energy practices, particularly amid growing public concerns over greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Yet even with adequate knowledge of how to save energy and a professed desire to do so, many consumers still fail to take noticeable steps towards energy efficiency and conservation. There is often a sizeable discrepancy between peoples' self-reported knowledge, values, attitudes and intentions, and their observable behaviour-examples include the well-known 'knowledge-action gap' and 'value-action gap'. But neither is household energy consumption driven primarily by financial incentives and the rational pursuit of material interests. In fact, people sometimes respond in unexpected and undesirable ways to rewards and sanctions intended to shift consumers' cost-benefit calculus in favour of sustainable behaviours. Why is this so? Why is household energy consumption and conservation difficult to predict from either core values or material interests? By drawing on critical insights from behavioural economics and psychology, we illuminate the key cognitive biases and motivational factors that may explain why energy-related behaviour so often fails to align with either the personal values or material interests of consumers. Understanding these psychological phenomena can make household and community responses to public policy interventions less surprising, and in parallel, can help us design more cost-effective and mass-scalable behavioural solutions to encourage renewable and sustainable energy use among consumers.
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Government policies aimed at reducing energy use have focused on technical aspects of building structures, not residents' behaviors in households. However, many studies have argued that residents' behaviors might play a prominent ...
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Government policies aimed at reducing energy use have focused on technical aspects of building structures, not residents' behaviors in households. However, many studies have argued that residents' behaviors might play a prominent role in the reduction of energy consumption in households. Compared to the impact of buildings' features on energy use, little research exists that considers household characteristics in addition to building features in analyzing the effect of residents' behaviors on energy use. Thus, this study aims to obtain an insight into the effect of residents' behaviors on energy use. Our research starts from the assumption that there are some differences in energy consumptions between households with different service life. To investigate the energy consumption in 20 households, we visited maintenance offices to obtain the metering data, and conducted in-depth interviews to investigate the residents' energy use behaviors in terms of heating, cooling, bathing, cooking, lighting, appliance and ventilation. Contrary to our expectation, it was identified that the households in the 33-year-old apartments did not use more energy than those in the 11-year-old apartments. Rather, energy conservation behaviors have more effect on energy consumption, regardless of the service life of buildings.
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