Energy Conservation in Navy Family Housing: A 'Master-Metered' Approach

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to develop, implement, and evaluate an intensive behavioral approach for inducing energy conservation in master-metered Navy family housing. A 200-unit housing complex was divided into equal-sized groups and treatment was randomly assigned to one group. Participants received energy-related materials and feedback regarding group energy consumption. An energy coordinator made household visits to participating residences. The participating group significantly reduced their electricity consumption to a level 4 percent below that of the control group. Energy-related attitudes, as measured by a questionnaire, were not found to be significant predictors of consumption. Consumption feedback and personal contact are seen as important supplements to traditional educational approaches to inducing behavioral change. (author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA109022

Entities

People

  • Bela Feher
  • David F Little
  • E. P. Somer

Organizations

  • Bureau of Naval Personnel

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Conditioning
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Applied Psychology
  • Energy Conservation
  • Energy Consumption
  • Families (Human)
  • Materials
  • Military Families
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Surveys

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