Comparing the effectiveness of weatherization treatments for low-income, American, urban housing stocks in different climates

Bradshaw, Jonathan L.; Bou‐Zeid, Elie; Harris, Robert H.

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.035

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“…Low‐income consumers often face issues with managing energy costs and living (Butler et al., ). Prior programs that have aimed at reducing energy use have involved economic or cash incentives (Davis, Fuchs, & Gertler, ), awareness/education campaigns (Reeves, Cummings, Scarborough, & Yeykelis, ), and structural changes to houses (Bradshaw, Bou‐Zeid, & Harris, ). Despite pockets of success, there has been limited impact of these programs, particularly for low‐income segments, with energy consumption continuing to increase along with bills to the point of stimulating significant government investment to test innovative alternative methods (Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, ).…”

Section: Context: Low‐income Household Energy Efficiency Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Does Serious M‐Game Technology Encourage Low‐Income Households To Perform Socially Responsible Behaviors?

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Russell‐Bennett

Foth

et al. 2017

Psychology and Marketing

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Despite the increasing use of technology, there is little research in the marketing literature that examines how games can encourage households to achieve socially responsible behaviors such as energy efficiency. Social marketing is a subdiscipline of marketing that applies technology such as serious games in the pursuit of socially responsible behaviors. We investigate in this study how a serious mobile game (m‐game) (Reduce Your Juice) can encourage households to perform energy‐efficient behaviors by conducting group interviews with six households (n = 17) in Brisbane, Australia. The findings reveal that households gained knowledge and were motivated and persuaded to engage in energy‐efficient behaviors as the result of the customer experience of playing the serious m‐game. We provide practitioners with implications for game design and evidence that serious m‐games can encourage group level behaviors such as household energy efficiency.

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Section: Context: Low‐income Household Energy Efficiency Behaviorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Does Serious M‐Game Technology Encourage Low‐Income Households To Perform Socially Responsible Behaviors?

Yam

Russell‐Bennett

Foth

et al. 2017

Psychology and Marketing

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“…This is attributed to lower income individuals converting monetary savings into improved standard of living (e.g., increased thermal comfort, electronics purchases, etc.). In fact, variability in energy savings achieved by WAP participants who had installed a programmable thermostat, attic insulation and/or had air sealed their homes caused Bradshaw, Bou-Zeid, and Harris (2014, p. 542) to recommend that “proper installation training and resident education are necessary to ensure that a higher percentage of potential energy savings is realized” in the WAP program. Similarly, the Fraunhofer Institute study (Urban & Gomez, 2013) of programmable thermostats conducted in a low-income apartment building showed that use of programmed setbacks could achieve a 65% savings in energy used for heating, but only a quarter of the occupants chose to do so, demonstrating the need for an occupant-engagement strategy to accompany the technology.…”

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Identifying Perceived Barriers and Benefits to Reducing Energy Consumption in an Affordable Housing Complex

Reaves

Clevenger

Nobe

et al. 2016

Social Marketing Quarterly

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Reduction of energy consumption in the affordable housing sector is highly impacted by human behavior. However, only limited behavior change research exists that is aimed at reducing energy consumption in this sector. This study seeks to implement the first two phases of the community-based social marketing (CBSM) framework in an affordable housing setting. The goals of the research are to identify the optimal behaviors for energy reduction and to identify the perceived barriers and benefits associated with those behaviors in a low-income housing facility. The results of this study identify five target behaviors along with their barriers and benefits. In addition, the study identifies potential issues and nuances in the CBSM process that researchers should take into consideration during future implementations of CBSM in affordable housing environments.

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“…Roofs constructed around the mid-twentieth century have very low insulation in general; they are mostly coated with tar and covered by a layer of gravel. These remain the most commonly-found roof structures in the Northeastern United States, which in general has an older housing stock [39]. Apart from their lack of proper insulation layer, the gravel and tar increase the radiative absorptivity of the roof structure.…”

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The joint influence of albedo and insulation on roof performance: A modeling study

Ramamurthy

Sun

Rule

et al. 2015

Energy and Buildings

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a b s t r a c tThe advanced Princeton Roof Model (PROM) is evaluated and then applied to quantify the heat transferred through various modular roof structures over an entire year. The goal is to identify an optimal combination of roof reflectivity and insulation thickness that will reduce energy consumption and minimize cost. Meteorological data gathered over the Northeastern United States (Princeton, NJ) is used to force PROM. Our results reveal that for new constructions or for retrofits in the region, an R8.4 (around 46 cm thick roof insulation) white roof (assumed albedo = 0.6 or greater) would significantly reduce the combined heating and cooling load attributable to the roofs. The wintertime penalty of white roofs is also shown to be insignificant compared to their summertime benefits. The findings are pertinent to many other densely populated areas with comparable climates where, despite a much higher number of heating versus cooling degree-days, white roofs are overall advantageous. A cost optimization analysis found that doubling, tripling and quadrupling the insulation thickness from the baseline case of 5.08 cm (2 in.), at an albedo of 0.45, requires 13, 17 and 19 years, respectively, to recover the additional cost incurred.

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Comparing the effectiveness of weatherization treatments for low-income, American, urban housing stocks in different climates

Cited by 24 publications

References 9 publications

How Does Serious M‐Game Technology Encourage Low‐Income Households To Perform Socially Responsible Behaviors?

How Does Serious M‐Game Technology Encourage Low‐Income Households To Perform Socially Responsible Behaviors?

Identifying Perceived Barriers and Benefits to Reducing Energy Consumption in an Affordable Housing Complex

The joint influence of albedo and insulation on roof performance: A modeling study

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