Energy saving at work: Understanding the roles of normative values and perceived benefits and costs in single-person and shared offices in the United States

Tverskoi, Denis; Xu, Xiaojing; Nelson, Hannah; Menassa, Carol; Gavrilets, Sergey; Chen, Chien-fei

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102173

Title: Energy saving at work: Understanding the roles of normative values and perceived benefits and costs in single-person and shared offices in the United States

Journal Article · 31 August 2021 · Energy Research and Social Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102173 · OSTI ID:1817795

Tverskoi, Denis; Xu, Xiaojing; Nelson, Hannah; Menassa, Carol; Gavrilets, Sergey; Chen, Chien-fei

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