Energy efficiency: Perspectives on individual behavior

Book · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6432081

Kempton, W; Neiman, M

A collection of research papers on the personal behavior and attitudes that affect residential energy use. Articles in the first section address the factors that affect decision-making by consumers; convenience and personal opinions often override rational economic choices. The research in the second section uses aggregate survey data to gain insight into energy behavior. Papers in the third section use detailed monitoring of individual households to analyze personal behavior and home energy management, and the fourth section includes papers on the interaction of building systems with occupants. These papers demonstrate that, to be successful, energy conservation programs must consider the ''human factor'' in addition to the conventional energy parameters (e.g. weather, insulation, and appliance efficiencies). Main emphasis was given to: energy conservation; consumers; personal behavior; economic decision-making; buildings; energy policy; hot water use; thermostats; attitudes; applied anthropology.

• OSTI ID: 6432081
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320105* -- Energy Conservation
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ABSTRACTS
ATTITUDES
AUDITS
BEHAVIOR
BUILDINGS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DECISION MAKING
DEMAND
DOCUMENT TYPES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY
ENERGY AUDITS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HOT WATER
HOUSEHOLDS
HOUSES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
LEADING ABSTRACT
LIFE STYLES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PUBLIC POLICY
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
SOLAR ENERGY
THERMOSTATS
WATER