Energy co914639servation in Navy family housing: a 'master-metered' approach. Technical report Jul-Oct 79
The purpose of the study was to develop, implement, and evaluate an intensive behavioral approach for inducing energy conservation in master-metered Navy family housing. A 200-unit housing complex was divided into equal-sized groups and treatment was randomly assigned to one group. Participants received energy-related materials and feedback regarding group energy consumption. An energy coordinator made household visits to participating residences. The participating group significantly reduced their electricity consumption to a level 4 percent below that of the control group. Energy-related attitudes, as measured by a questionnaire, were not found to be significant predictors of consumption. Consumption feedback and personal contact are seen as important supplements to traditional educational approaches to inducing behavioral change.
- Research Organization:
- Navy Personnel Research and Development Center, San Diego, CA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5158374
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-109022/4; NPRDC-TR-82-18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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