Carbon reduction in buildings (CaRB) understanding the social and technical factors that influence energy use in UK homes [electronic resource]
Language: English Series: COBRA ; 2006Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: 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.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | Virtual Online | ONLINE PUBLICATION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 138320-2001 |
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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.