Individual energy use and feedback in an office setting: A field trial

Energy Policy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 717-728

  Murtagh, Niamh ^a   Nati, Michele ^a   Headley, William R ^a   Gatersleben, Birgitta ^a   Gluhak, Alexander ^a   Imran, Muhammad Ali ^a   Uzzell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feedback; Individual behaviour; Office energy use

Indexed keywords

ENERGY REDUCTION; ENERGY USE; FIELD TRIAL; FOCUS GROUPS; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR; OFFICE WORKERS; POST INTERVENTIONS; REDUCED ENERGY;

FEEDBACK; MOTIVATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

SURVEYS;

ENERGY USE; OFFICE LOCATION; UNIVERSITY SECTOR; WORKPLACE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84884985516     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.090     Document Type: Article

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