Energy behaviors at the office: An intervention study on the use of equipment

Applied Energy

Volumn 146, Issue , 2015, Pages 434-441

  Nilsson, Andreas ^a   Andersson, Kristin ^a   Bergstad, Cecilia Jakobsson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Energy behaviors; Energy conservation; Organizational behaviors

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS; CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES; ENERGY BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERVENTION PROGRAMS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; OBSERVATIONAL DATA; ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR;

SURVEYS;

DATA SET; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EQUIPMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

EID: 84924705906     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.02.045     Document Type: Article

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