A case study on the individual energy use of personal computers in an office setting and assessment of various feedback types toward energy savings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 73-86

  Kamilaris, Andreas ^a   Neovino, Jodi ^a   Kondepudi, Sekhar ^a   Kalluri, Balaji ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Case study; Desktop computers; Eco feedback; Energy savings; Office; User behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

ECO FEEDBACKS; ENERGY REDUCTION; FEEDBACK MESSAGES; OFFICE; RESEARCH DESIGNS; SELF-MONITORING; UNIVERSITY SETTINGS; USER BEHAVIORS;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

EID: 84937949610     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.07.010     Document Type: Article

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