Articles:   5 Found within Energy Efficient Appliances, Energy Efficient Homes

1Household Actions Can Provide a Behavioral Wedge to Rapidly Reduce US Carbon…

Dietz, T., Gardner, G.T., Gilligan, J., Stern, P.C., Vandenbergh, M.P. (2009). Household actions can provide a behavioral wedge to rapidly reduce US carbon emissions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106(44), 18452-18456.
Most climate change policy attention has been addressed to long-term options, such as inducing new, low-carbon energy technologies and creating cap-and-trade regimes for emissions. We use a behavioral approach to…
  Tools: Communication, Convenience, Incentives, Norms
 

2Influencing User Behaviour With Energy Information Display Systems for…

Wood G., & Newborough M. (2007). Influencing User Behaviour with Energy Information Display Systems for Intelligent Homes. Int. J. Energy Res., 31, 56-78.
This paper considers the design of energy consumption displays from a theoretical standpoint in relation to user-appliance interactions in the home. It presents the main options for display position and discusses what…
  Tools: Feedback
 

3Descriptive Social Norms as Underappreciated Sources of Social Control

Cialdini, R. (2007). Descriptive social norms as underappreciated sources of social control. Psychometrika, 72(2), 263-268.
Böckenholt and van der Heijden's results regarding compliance with insurance regulations--that the enforcement activities of a regulatory agency were relatively unpredictive of compliance--are consistent with…
  Tools: Norms
 
 
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