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A technical framework to describe occupant behavior for building energy simulations

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A technical framework to describe occupant behavior for building energy simulations

One of These Homes is Not Like the Other: Residential Energy Consumption Variability

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

One of These Homes is Not Like the Other: Residential Energy Consumption Variability

SusLabNWE: Integrating qualitative and quantitative data to understand people’s everyday energy behavior

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

SusLabNWE: Integrating qualitative and quantitative data to understand people’s everyday energy behavior

Household activities through various lenses: crossing surveys, diaries and electric consumption

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The analysis of household energy consumption usually involves the description of technical systems and of people behaviors. This work focuses on the relationship between people activities, appliances use, and electric consumption. It relies on the application of a wide range of measurement tools on a unique sample of 60 households in France. Overall, questionnaires, diaries, and measured consumption provided a consistent description of the intensity and time of use of the three appliances studied. However, variations were found, depending on the indicator and appliance studied. The levels of activity derived from the diaries and consumption show large differences. However, they can be explained based on reasonable assumptions on the differences in the nature of the activities. Most importantly the variations in the intensity of use across households are consistent among the three measurement tools. This result allowed a partial description of the role of the frequency and duration...

Impact of Energy Disaggregation on Consumer Behavior

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Impact of Energy Disaggregation on Consumer Behavior

Peak-Coincident Demand Savings from Behavior-Based Programs: Evidence from PPL Electric's Behavior and Education Program

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Peak-Coincident Demand Savings from Behavior-Based Programs: Evidence from PPL Electric's Behavior and Education Program

Residential Behavioral Savings: An Analysis of Principal Electricity End Uses in British Columbia

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Residential Behavioral Savings: An Analysis of Principal Electricity End Uses in British Columbia

Behavior Wedge Profiles for Cities: A New Tool for Identifying Opportunities and Targeting Behavioral Programs

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Behavior Wedge Profiles for Cities: A New Tool for Identifying Opportunities and Targeting Behavioral Programs

Persistence of Energy Efficiency Behaviors over Time: Evidence from a Community-Based Program

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Rather than providing incentives for the one-time purchase of technologies, behavior change programs rely on low- or no- cost actions to save energy and reduce demand. These actions must be sustained over time in order to be effective. Therefore, understanding the persistence of energy-saving actions is critical to incorporating behavior change programs into utility energy efficiency program portfolios. Unfortunately, there are few studies that have examined persistence of energy-saving actions over time.

This paper provides new results from an evaluation of a community-based energy efficiency program showing sustained energy efficiency behaviors over an 18-month time frame. Actions were sustained despite limited program follow-up and no financial incentives. The program, which is designed to encourage community members to commit to saving energy by signing a pledge form, uses a multi-pronged approach to reach out to as many community members as possible, and reinforces...