Projects: Projects for Investigator |
||
Reference Number | L320253021 | |
Title | Putting science into practice saving energy in buildings | |
Status | Completed | |
Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial) 50%; Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research(Environmental, social and economic impacts) 50%; |
|
Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
Science and Technology Fields | SOCIAL SCIENCES (Sociology) 100% | |
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Consumer attitudes and behaviour) 25%; Sociological economical and environmental impact of energy (Technology acceptance) 25%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 50%; |
|
Principal Investigator |
Professor E (Elizabeth ) Shove No email address given Sociology Lancaster University |
|
Award Type | Standard | |
Funding Source | ESRC | |
Start Date | 01 October 1991 | |
End Date | 31 March 1994 | |
Duration | 30 months | |
Total Grant Value | £68,476 | |
Industrial Sectors | No relevance to Underpinning Sectors | |
Region | North West | |
Programme | ESRC Energy | |
Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor E (Elizabeth ) Shove , Sociology, Lancaster University (100.000%) |
Web Site | https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=L320253021 |
|
Objectives | Objectives not supplied | |
Abstract | Application abstract: Knowledge of energy efficient building technology does not ensure its use and standards of energy efficiency appear to have more to do with organisational, financial and cultural constraints than with the knowledge or enthusiasm of individual designers. Better understanding of the social and economic processes influencing the practical application of energy-related expertisewould help to determine a socially appropriate direction for technical research. This project develops ways of assessing the social and cultural viability of methods for reducing consumption in buildings. The research involves a comparative review of past and present efforts to develop and disseminate knowledge of energy efficiency amongst building professional in Europe and America. Recent attempts to assess the impact and value of these promotional programmes will also be surveyed. Starting with this analysis of the generation and promotion of technical expertise, the research then explores the contexts in which such knowledge is, and is not, put into practice. This element of the work involves developing a method for identifying and evaluating the relative importance of different social, cultural, economic and organisational factors influencing the application of energy-related expertise and the adoption of energy saving technologies in building. | |
Publications | (none) |
|
Final Report | (none) |
|
Added to Database | 02/11/09 |