Relative benefits of technology and occupant behaviour in moving towards a more energy efficient, sustainable housing paradigm

Pilkington, Brian; Roach, Richard; Perkins, James

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2011.06.018

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“…Heating differed by a factor of 67, with physical factors accounting for 43.2% of the variability. This number may seem high, but other researchers have found that heating consumption resulting from occupant behavior in similar dwellings varied by a factor as low as 10 and as high as 37 [36,8,37]. Cooling in the study buildings differed by a factor of 47, with physical variables explaining 15.7% of the variability.…”

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confidence: 84%

Using physical, behavioral, and demographic variables to explain suite-level energy use in multiresidential buildings

Brown

Gorgolewski

Goodwill

2015

Building and Environment

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Section: Demographic Determinantsmentioning

confidence: 84%

Using physical, behavioral, and demographic variables to explain suite-level energy use in multiresidential buildings

Brown

Gorgolewski

Goodwill

2015

Building and Environment

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“…Examples of this kind of research are found in the main journals which deal with technical aspects of energy in buildings, including Building and Environment [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8], Energy and Buildings [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21], Energy Efficiency [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33], Energy Policy [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45], Sustainable Cities and Society [46][47][48][49] and Building Research and Information [50]…”

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How many interviews are enough? Do qualitative interviews in building energy consumption research produce reliable knowledge?

Galvin

2015

Journal of Building Engineering

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“…There are a couple of salient examples worth exploring here. First, recent research has identified increased overall use of electricity in eco-homes because residents perceived the energy to come from ecological sources (Pilkington et al, 2011). However, such additional use of energy, whatever its source, is problematic because it still uses resources (which could be used elsewhere) and the feeling of abundance could easily influence residents' practices elsewhere.…”

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Self-Build Homes

2017

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PrefaceSelf-Build Homes sets out to consider how understanding the social dimensions of self-build might advance theory, practice and research. A relatively understudied phenomenon, the few key academic texts on self-build -Duncan and Rowe's 'Self-provided housing ' (1993), Hardy and Ward's Arcadia for All (1984), and Barlow et al. 's Homes to DIY For (2001) -are still highly relevant, but do not reflect recent changes in housing policy and practice, housing provision, and concern over growing inequality of access to the housing market. This volume emerged out of the workshop 'Putting the social into alternative housing' convened as part of Michaela Benson's ESRC-runded research Self-building, the production and consumption of new homes from the perspective of households (ES/ K001078/ 1). The workshop foregrounded the social dimensions of the alternative housing practices (in their broadest sense) that are often the subject of scholarly research but seem to take a backseat within broader discussions of alternative housing. We feel that this volume is particularly timely given the renewed focus by policy managers and practitioners, as well as prospective builders themselves, on self-build as a means of producing homes that are more stylised, affordable and appropriate for the specific needs of households. Although there is undoubtedly a UK bias in this volume, we hope it has international salience: to help remind policymakers and practitioners based in countries with a healthy self-build sector why it is important to maintain it.Through their focus on community, dwelling, home and identity, the contributions to the volume explore the various meanings of selfbuild housing, as these emerge in discourse and through experience. They encourage a new direction, within discussions about self-building, that recognises the social dimensions of this process, from consideration of the structures, policies and practices that shape it, through to the lived experience of individuals and households. In this way, the collection PrEfacE vi vi builds on rich traditions of research and theory on housing and planning, alongside conceptual work on these themes drawn from across the social sciences. We encourage each reader to reflect upon the question: 'Why selfbuild?' Many responses are possible depending on who is asked and which viewpoint they represent: self-builder, planner, policy manager, scholar or local resident. As with running an ultra-marathon or climbing Mount Everest, to which projects are often compared, self-builders themselves offer a range of motivations. We believe that these rational explanations tell some, but not the whole story; our aim in this volume is to provide a more complete and balanced picture. Michaela Benson and Iqbal HamiduddinMay 2017 Notes on contributorsMichaela Benson is a sociologist and ethnographer based at Goldsmiths, University of London. Underlying her research has been a longstanding interest in the intersections of space, society and the individual. She is known for her contributions t...

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Relative benefits of technology and occupant behaviour in moving towards a more energy efficient, sustainable housing paradigm

Cited by 67 publications

References 15 publications

Using physical, behavioral, and demographic variables to explain suite-level energy use in multiresidential buildings

Using physical, behavioral, and demographic variables to explain suite-level energy use in multiresidential buildings

How many interviews are enough? Do qualitative interviews in building energy consumption research produce reliable knowledge?

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