Addressing climate change requires profound behaviour change, not only in consumer
action, but also in action as members of communities and organisations, and as citizens who …

Occupant behavior is one of the major factors influencing building energy consumption and
contributing to uncertainty in building energy use prediction and simulation. Currently the …

Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has encouraged psychologists to
become part of the integrated scientific effort to support the achievement of climate change …

Buildings' expected (projected, simulated) energy use frequently does not match actual
observations. This is commonly referred to as the energy performance gap. As such, many …

The literature on climate action highlights the importance of individual and household
behaviour change to achieve energy demand reduction and climate targets. However …

Are green buildings costlier to build than conventional ones? If yes, by how much? How can
we find out? Those questions have been asked for years, but answers have been of limited …

Over the past two decades, scholars and practitioners across the social sciences, policy and
beyond have proposed, trialled and developed a wide range of theoretical and practical …

In order to reduce the energy consumption in buildings, more and more energy efficient
technologies for the building-HVAC system have been developed. Several studies showed …

Behaviour, practices and culture constitute a powerful human factor in the energy system; in
particular the interactions between technologies, practices and norms lock individuals in to …

To meet net zero goals, more drastic action is needed than is acknowledged by most
policymakers, posing a major social challenge that will impact many aspects of people's …