1Working with Facilities Management staffI have found many of the Facilities and Building Engineering staff have many years experience with efficiency techniques and have ideas about how to reduce energy use. I would be interested in how they are being…
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2Why we have Trouble Saving EnergyHi,
Found this artilce on the SmartPlanet website - thought it might be of interest. It's worth reading some of the comments on the report here:…
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3First Actions to Reduce Energy UseA small youth detention facility is launching its energy reduction program. The facility has not done much to date. What recommendations would you make for easy first steps to reducing energy consumption to a director…
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4Barriers & Benefits Residential Solar PV SystemsHi all,
Just wondering if anyone has or knows of any research or studies that have been done looking at what the barriers may be and surely the benefits as well of installing residential solar PV…
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5Strategies for Reducing Energy Use in Social HousingHello,
I am hoping to design a CBSM strategy to encourage tennants in social housing complexes to reduce energy use. The tennants are not generally responsible for paying their own utilities nor can…
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6Residential Plug Load StudyThirty years ago, a typical home had about three plugged-in devices. A recent study by the Energy Center of Wisconsin reveals homes now have 30 or more devices, which account for 15% to 30% of a homes total…
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7Turning off Computers: Energy SavedThe U-Med Green District intends to urge employees to turn off their computers at the end of the work day. Conventional wisdom says that will harm the computer. Does anyone have research on this topic
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8Computer Wear and TearDoes anyone know the truth about whether turning off a computer at the end of every work day causes the drive to wear out? We intend to promote such behaviors to save electricity. Joette Storm, Sustainability…
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9Best Practice Operations (Office based)Hello
I am undertaking an investigation to find out what a World's Best Practice organisation within the confines of a commercial office tenancy consumes in terms of resources such as energy, waste,…
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10LEED Behavioural Change Impacts in Energy SavingsHello,
I am currently working for a Canadian environmental fund, and have become interested in anticipating behaviour change impacts in energy savings. Currently doing an MSc in Environmental…
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11Solar & Energy Efficient Water Heating Bulk Buy ProgramHi,
We are currently running a Solar and Energy Efficient Water heating system roll-out to our community. We have been running the program for a few months now and it has been very successful with over…
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12Lowering Heat or Air Conditioning at WorkDoes anyone know of any workplace campaigns to help people accept a lowering of heating in winter ("forget, the suit, wear a sweater"?) or reduction in a/c in summer ("it's nice and hot around…
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13Barriers to Standby Power ReductionI'm doing research on standby-power consumption of domestic appliances in Mexico. We were originally trying to come up with a device to automatically identify and prevent standby power losses, but found that many of…
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14Greenhouse Reduction ProgramI work for a Council in Melbourne, Australia who are endeavouring to work with local residents showing an interest in reducing their households greenhouse emissions by making small changes in their behaviour and…
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15Residential Energy Conservation CampaignsGreetings 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 marketing campaigns in…
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