Carbon reduction in buildings (CaRB) [electronic resource] understanding the social and technical factors that influence energy use in UK homes

Lomas, K.

Carbon reduction in buildings (CaRB) understanding the social and technical factors that influence energy use in UK homes [electronic resource] - 2006 - COBRA 2006 .

Reports that attempts to reduce the energy consumed in UK homes has met with limited success. Reports that the reason for this is a lack of understanding of how people interact with domestic technology. Discusses plans to develop socio-technical models of energy use, underpinned by a flow of data from a longitudinal monitoring campaign involving several hundred UK homes.


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