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Usability and Heating Controls2 comments

niccombe wrote 4 months ago: Usability and heating controls are two phrases that do no sit well together. The usability issues of … more →

Tags: Usability, Heating Controls, thermostat's, People, Design, technology

Reducing Energy Demand Through Behaviour Change

niccombe wrote 4 months ago: The Domestic Buildings Technical Innovation Needs Assessment estimated the potential economic saving … more →

Tags: user behaviour, Energy Consumption of Buildings, Design research, People, Design, changing behaviour, behaviour economics, Nudge

The Green Deal - a way to reduce our heat consumption?1 comment

niccombe wrote 4 months ago: The Energy Act (2011) determines two policy initiative relevant to my research; the Smart Meter roll … more →

Tags: Energy Consumption of Buildings, Environment, Buildings, Climate, Energy efficiency, Green Deal, DECC, energy policy

Smart Meters - the silver bullet of energy demand reduction?2 comments

niccombe wrote 5 months ago:   Without reducing the energy consumption of our homes we won’t achieve our CO2 emission reduct … more →

Tags: user behaviour, Energy Consumption of Buildings, Smart Meters, Energy consumption, Buildings, Public Engagement, Energy efficiency, technology, energy-displays

The Swansea Green Makeover

stephenmarshall20 wrote 1 year ago:   Swansea’s People and Planet in conjunction with Rob Abrams (Environment and Ethics Officer) a … more →

Tags: Environment, Swansea students' union, higher education system, planet website, Energy Advice, foundation stones

New software for monitoring domestic energy consumption

digotype wrote 4 years ago: This is new and free software to be used in the war against energywaste, pollution and global warmin … more →

Tags: Energy, energyprice, gas price, energy+consumption, energy monitor, Reduce Energy Consumption, energywaste

George Monbiot on climate change: Why we need a 90% cut in CO2 emissions, and how we can achieve it

parker62 wrote 5 years ago: In his book Heat, George Monbiot looks at the possibility of a climate change catastrophe. He argues … more →

Tags: David, climate change, sustainability, George Monbiot, Heat, 90% reduction in CO2 output by 2030, traditional power generation, renewable power sources


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