Individual energy use and feedback in an office setting: A field trial
Individual energy use and feedback in an office setting: A field trial
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2013.07.090
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发表时间：
2013-11-01
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9
通讯作者：
Uzzell, David
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作者：
Murtagh, Niamh;Nati, Michele;Uzzell, David
尽管英国国家计划在中小型企业中部署智能电表，但人们对办公室内的能源使用情况知之甚少。该研究的目的是调查个人反馈对办公桌能源使用的影响，并测试个人决定因素、能源使用和能源减少之间的关系。介绍了一项现场试验，该试验监测居住者的能源使用情况，并向一所大学的 83 名办公室工作人员提供个人反馈。该试验包括干预前和干预后调查、能量测量和基线后 18 周的反馈，以及两个参与者焦点小组。主要发现是： 在统计上发现了显着的能量减少，但并非在整个测量期间；随着时间的推移，对反馈的参与度逐渐减少；没有测量到的单个变量与能源减少相关，只有节能态度与能源使用相关；显然缺乏采取节能行动的动力。考虑了办公室能源使用的影响，包括需要利用节能以外的动机来实现减少办公桌能源使用的明显潜力。 (C) 2013 作者。由爱思唯尔有限公司出版。保留所有权利。
Despite national plans to deploy smart meters in small and medium businesses in the UK, there is little knowledge of occupant energy use in offices. The objectives of the study were to investigate the effect of individual feedback on energy use at the workdesk, and to test the relationship between individual determinants, energy use and energy reduction. A field trial is presented, which monitored occupant energy use and provided individual feedback to 83 office workers in a university. The trial comprised pre-and post-intervention surveys, energy measurement and provision of feedback for 18 weeks post-baseline, and two participant focus groups. The main findings were: statistically significant energy reduction was found, but not for the entire measurement period; engagement with feedback diminished over time; no measured individual variables were related to energy reduction and only attitudes to energy conservation were related to energy use; an absence of motivation to undertake energy reduction actions was in evidence. The implications for energy use in offices are considered, including the need for motivations beyond energy reduction to be harnessed to realise the clear potential for reduced energy use at workdesks. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.