Identifying behavioural predictors of small power electricity consumption in office buildings

Building and Environment

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-85

  Tetlow, Richard M ^a,c   van Dronkelaar, Chris ^b,d   Beaman, C Philip ^a   Elmualim, Abbas A ^a   Couling, Kevin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AECOM   (United Kingdom)

^d BURO HAPPOLD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electricity consumption; Habits; Occupant behaviour; Offices; Small power

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SURVEYS;

ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; HABITS; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR; OFFICES; SMALL POWER;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BUILDING; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84929468356     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.04.009     Document Type: Article

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