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Energy Conservation Behaviour Toolkit. Incentive Mechanisms for effective decrease of energy consumption at the workplace

Abstract

The work in this project is based on a previous project (Energy Awareness Displays - Making the Invisible Visible) in which several measurement and visualization approaches have been developed to make employees more aware about energy consumption and pro-environmental behavior at the workplace. While awareness is a first important step for the decrease of energy consumption and environmental learning it is not sufficient as a means for sustainable behavior change. For this reason we have explored in the follow-up project approaches how pro-environmental behavior at the workplace can be encouraged, rewarded and sustained. For this purpose we have implemented several technological solutions and we have piloted these in form of an energy conservation game called Mindergie at the main campus of the Open University in Heerlen, Netherlands. The project is in line with an earlier identified research gap in terms of energy conservation at the workplace and uses state-of-the-art technologies for mobile gaming and rewarding of non-formal learning activities.
Authors:
Boerner, D.; Kalz, M.; Ternier, S.; Specht, M. [1] 
  1. Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies CELSTEC, Open Universiteit, Heerlen (Netherlands)
Publication Date:
Jan 15, 2013
Product Type:
Miscellaneous
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Project report published within the framework of SURFnet Innovatieregeling Duurzaamheid en ICT (SURFnet Innovation Incentive Sustainability and ICT)
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; WORKING CONDITIONS; PERSONNEL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GAME THEORY; PUBLIC OPINION; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
OSTI ID:
22132098
Research Organizations:
Surfnet, Utrecht (Netherlands)
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: NL13E0629
Availability:
Available at http://www.surfsites.nl/duurzaamheid/download/Documenten/Innovatieregeling%202012/OU_MindergieSURFnet-final.pdf
Submitting Site:
ECN
Size:
26 page(s)
Announcement Date:
Sep 26, 2013

Citation Formats

Boerner, D., Kalz, M., Ternier, S., and Specht, M. Energy Conservation Behaviour Toolkit. Incentive Mechanisms for effective decrease of energy consumption at the workplace. Netherlands: N. p., 2013. Web.
Boerner, D., Kalz, M., Ternier, S., & Specht, M. Energy Conservation Behaviour Toolkit. Incentive Mechanisms for effective decrease of energy consumption at the workplace. Netherlands.
Boerner, D., Kalz, M., Ternier, S., and Specht, M. 2013. "Energy Conservation Behaviour Toolkit. Incentive Mechanisms for effective decrease of energy consumption at the workplace." Netherlands.
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title = {Energy Conservation Behaviour Toolkit. Incentive Mechanisms for effective decrease of energy consumption at the workplace}
author = {Boerner, D., Kalz, M., Ternier, S., and Specht, M.}
abstractNote = {The work in this project is based on a previous project (Energy Awareness Displays - Making the Invisible Visible) in which several measurement and visualization approaches have been developed to make employees more aware about energy consumption and pro-environmental behavior at the workplace. While awareness is a first important step for the decrease of energy consumption and environmental learning it is not sufficient as a means for sustainable behavior change. For this reason we have explored in the follow-up project approaches how pro-environmental behavior at the workplace can be encouraged, rewarded and sustained. For this purpose we have implemented several technological solutions and we have piloted these in form of an energy conservation game called Mindergie at the main campus of the Open University in Heerlen, Netherlands. The project is in line with an earlier identified research gap in terms of energy conservation at the workplace and uses state-of-the-art technologies for mobile gaming and rewarding of non-formal learning activities.}
place = {Netherlands}
year = {2013}
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