How thermal comfort affects the energy-efficiency gap in residential buildings

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Hinker ◽  
Oliver Pohl ◽  
Johanna M. A. Myrzik
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Energy Efficiency Gap ◽  
Efficiency Gap

scholarly journals Limited Attention and the Residential Energy Efficiency Gap

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 192-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Palmer ◽  
Margaret Walls
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Residential Energy ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Energy Efficiency Gap ◽  
Residential Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Audits ◽  
Efficiency Gap

Inattention may be an important contributor to the energy efficiency gap and may be particularly acute in residential buildings where many different features will determine a home's energy use. Energy audits can provide information on how to reduce energy loss in a home, but the use of audits is rare. We use data from a national survey of 1700 homeowners to study the factors affecting a home owner's choice to have an audit. We create an index of energy inattention for our survey respondents. This index and two additional behavioral factors prove to be important determinants of the audit choice.

scholarly journals Is There an Energy Efficiency Gap?

2013 ◽  
pp. 133-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hunt Allcott ◽  
Michael Greenstone
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Efficiency Gap ◽  
Efficiency Gap

scholarly journals GEF Experiences in Closing the Global Energy Efficiency Gap

2014 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 6-18
Author(s):  
Ming Yang ◽  
Robert K. Dixon ◽  
Andre Laperriere ◽  
Chizuru Aoki ◽  
Megan Nicholson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Global Energy ◽  
Energy Efficiency Gap ◽  
Efficiency Gap
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