Investigation on the effectiveness of various methods of information dissemination aiming at a change of occupant behaviour related to thermal comfort and exergy consumption

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 395-407

  Schweiker, Marcel ^a   Shukuya, Masanori ^a  

^a TOKYO CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Exergy consumption; Information dissemination; Occupant behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; COOLING DEVICES; ENERGY USAGE; EXERGY CONSUMPTION; FIELD MEASUREMENT; INTERNET BASED; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR; QUALITATIVE ASPECTS; WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COOLING; EXERGY;

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; COOLING; ENERGY USE; EXERGY; FIELD SURVEY; HEATING; INFORMATION; INTERNET;

EID: 78549262039     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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