by Thijs Bouman | Sep 13, 2016 | Effects of environmental policies, Energy use
This project aims to study effective ways to reduce household energy use via, taking into account thermal comfort, energy use behaviour, and technology, and their interactions. Also, we will study important preconditions for the effective introduction of monitoring...
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Energy use, Sustainable development and wellbeing
CRISP seeks to identify potential pathways that will aid the EU towards the transition to a sustainable, low carbon Europe. To meet this challenge, CRISP reviews current policies and practical case studies to figure out where we are at the moment. We then plan to...
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Energy use, Explaining energy use behaviour
The EU project BARENERGY aims to identify the relevance and strengths of various barriers for energy behaviour changes among end consumers and households, and to discuss how activities from political authorities, energy producers and NGOs can overcome these barriers....
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Energy use, Explaining energy use behaviour
The overall goal of GILDED is to identify social, economic, cultural and political changes which could help rural and urban households in Europe consume less energy. While technological innovation can make low-carbon energy sources economically and environmentally...
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Energy use, Explaining energy use behaviour
LOCAW aims to advance our understanding of the drivers of and barriers to sustainable lifestyles by an integrative investigation of the determinants of everyday practices and behaviours within large scale organisations. We will study which societal, organisational and...
by Thijs Bouman | Sep 12, 2016 | Energy use, Explaining energy use behaviour
The global consensus on climate change agrees that climate warming trends are very likely due to human activities. Households account for 26% of the total primary energy consumption in Europe (Eurostat 2016) and there is a rising interest in behaviour-based...
