Energy Efficiency in Buildings : Behavioral Issues.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS: BEHAVIORAL ISSUES -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1 ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY AND BEHAVIOR -- THE HUMAN DIMENSION OF ENERGY USE -- ABOUT THIS REPORT -- BEHAVIORAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR BUILDINGS -- Information Programs -- Incentive Programs -- Standards -- Technological Research and Development -- CHAPTER 2 METHODS FOR ANSWERING BEHAVIORAL QUESTIONS -- SIX ANALYTIC METHODS -- Traditional Energy Demand Models -- Analysis of Existing Data -- Surveys -- Ethnographic Methods -- Small-Scale Controlled Experiments -- Evaluation Research -- A STRATEGY FOR ASSESSING BEHAVIORAL ISSUES -- USING BEHAVIORAL METHODS TO ANALYZE POLICY ISSUES -- Information and Information Programs -- Incentive Programs -- Standards -- Technological Research and Development -- CHAPTER 3 THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RESIDENTIAL CONSERVATION INCENTIVES -- CRITERIA OF EFFECTIVENESS -- EFFECTS OF THE SIZE AND TYPE OF INCENTIVE -- Surveys of Preference -- Participation in Incentive Programs -- Conclusions -- NONFINANCIAL FEATURES OF INCENTIVE PROGRAMS -- EFFECTIVENESS OF INCENTIVES IN THE LOW-INCOME HOUSING SECTOR -- Low-Income Participation in Incentive Programs -- Incentive Programs for Low-Income Households -- CONCLUSIONS -- CHAPTER 4 INFORMATION-BASED HOME RETROFIT PROGRAMS -- HOW CAN A PROGRAM BE DESIGNED SO THAT THE INFORMATION IT OFFERS IS USED? -- HOW CAN A PROGRAM BE DESIGNED TO SPREAD INFORMATION WIDELY? -- HOW CAN THE EFFECTS OF A PROGRAM BE FORECAST? -- HOW CAN THE EFFECTS OF A PROGRAM BE ASSESSED ACCURATELY? -- TO WHAT CAN PROGRAM EFFECTS BE ATTRIBUTED? -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- CHAPTER 5 HOME ENERGY RATINGS -- CHARACTERISTICS OF AN IDEAL HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM -- QUESTIONS ABOUT DESIGNING RATINGS -- In What Units Should a Rating be Presented? -- Energy Units -- Dollars -- Arbitrary Scales.

How Much Precision Should a Home Energy Rating Offer? -- Should a Rating Explicitly Estimate the Effects of Retrofits? -- What Energy Uses Should a Rating Reflect? -- QUESTIONS ABOUT IMPLEMENTING RATING PROGRAMS -- Who Should Rate Homes? -- What are the Key Institutions for Getting a Rating System Accepted? -- What Other Institutional Arrangements Might Strengthen a Rating System? -- DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEMS -- What to Test -- How to Conduct a Test -- How to Assess Outcomes -- Early Indicators -- Effects on the Sale of Energy-Efficient Homes -- Effects on the Energy Efficiency of Homes -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- CHAPTER 6 PREDICTED AND ACTUAL ENERGY SAVINGS FROM HOME RETROFITS -- RESEARCH STRATEGY -- THE FIRST STAGE OF RESEARCH -- Measuring Retrofits -- Assessing Engineering Models in Practice -- Other Direct Measures -- Self-Reported Behavior -- GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH DESIGN -- REFERENCES.

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