Agent-based assessment framework for behavior-changing feedback devices: Spreading of devices and heating behavior

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 98, Issue , 2015, Pages 105-119

  Jensen, Thorben ^a,b   Holtz, Georg ^a   Chappin, Émile J L ^a,b  

^a and Energy   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Assessment framework; Behavioral change; Energy conservation; Heating; Innovation diffusion

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK; BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; DOMESTIC ENERGY; ENERGY CONSERVATION BEHAVIORS; FEEDBACK DEVICE; HOUSEHOLD DEVICES; INNOVATION DIFFUSION;

HEATING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HEATING; INNOVATION; MODELING; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

EID: 84936777481     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2015.06.006     Document Type: Article

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