Changing energy consumption behaviour through sustainable product design

Proceedings DESIGN 2008, the 10th International Design Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1359-1366

  Tang, T ^a   Bhamra, T A ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Household energy consumption; Sustainable design; User centred research

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; BREAKTHROUGH POINT; DESIGN STRATEGIES; ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; PILOT STUDIES; PRODUCT DESIGNERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SUSTAINABLE DESIGN; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTS; USE PHASE; USER BEHAVIOUR; USER PERCEPTIONS;

BRIDGES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PRODUCT DESIGN;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84861510084     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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