The Impact of Vivid Messages on Reducing Energy Consumption Related to Hot Water Use

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 570-592

  Bailey, Jakki O ^a   Bailenson, Jeremy N ^a   Flora, June ^a   Armel, K Carrie ^a   Voelker, David ^a   Reeves, Byron ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; content areas; energy savings; environmental psychology; hot water; immersive virtual reality; personal; proenvironmental behavior; research setting place type; technology computer applications; vivid

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; VIRTUAL REALITY; WARM WATER; WATER USE;

EID: 84930391423     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916514551604     Document Type: Article

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