1.6.4 Sensitizing of occupants through workshops
Description
Information, education and awareness of the occupants of the building will be a tool of vital importance to ensure the operability of any energy management improvement plan of the building.
Benefits
The savings potential is between 10-20%
Limitations
Occupant acceptance
Economic assessment
Zero or low cost.
References and best practices
Energy savings by user interaction and visualisation: www.pure.ltu.se/portal/files/41424721/paper_34.pdf
Creativity workshops as learning arena for energy efficient user behavior?: www.ioe.ac.uk/newsEvents/documents/News_and_Events_Events/Compes_and_Dahmen.pdf
CHARACTERIZATION
Environment or playable world:
Residential
Academic
Offices
All
Carried out by:
Public building users
Owners
Operators
All
Reduce consumption of:
Heating
Cooling
DHW
Lighting
Electric devices
Type of driver:
Physical environmental
Contextual
Psychological
Physiological
Social
Time framework:
- Short term
- Long term
Type of measure:
- Envelope
- HVAC
- DHW
- Lighting
- Electrical devices
- Other