Behavior & Energy

Behavior & Energy

• Residential Characterization Study - Volume 1, 2000, Energy Center of Wisconsin

  This study examines the energy characteristics and occupant attitudes of single-family, owner-occupied homes in Wisconsin, based on audits and interviews. The results cover energy use and cost, energy saving opportunities, homeowner attitudes and behaviors, comfort, safety, and home energy ratings.
  The study consists of two reports; both pdf files can be downloaded for free.
  Energy and Housing in Wisconsin: A Study of Single-family Owner-occupied Homes
  Volume 1: Report and Appendices 144 pages
  

• Residential Characterization Study - Volume 2

  Volume 2: Databook (265 pages)

• What do we mean by “behavior and decision research” and how can it contribute to California’s response to climate change?

  2007; Loren Lutzenhiser, Prof. of Urban Studies & Planning, Portland State University.
  This 24-pg presentation, given at the CIEE Behavior Summit in Sacramento in May, describes research into the role of behavior in energy use and factors that influence energy behavior.