The Role of Occupant Behavior in Achieving Net Zero Energy: A Demonstration Project at Fort Carson

Technical Report · Mon Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1110475· OSTI ID:1110475

Judd, Kathleen S.; Sanquist, Thomas F.; Zalesny, Mary D.; Fernandez, Nicholas

This study, sponsored by the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, aimed to understand the potential for institutional and behavioral change to enhance the performance of buildings, through a demonstration project with the Department of Defense in five green buildings on the Fort Carson, Colorado, Army base. To approach this study, the research team identified specific occupant behaviors that had the potential to save energy in each building, defined strategies that might effectively support behavior change, and implemented a coordinated set of actions during a three-month intervention.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1110475
• Report Number(s): PNNL-22824; 400480000
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

behavior change
institutional change
energy conservation
Army
General Services Administration