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dc.contributor.authorTomic, Uros-
dc.contributor.authorSütterlin, Bernadette-
dc.contributor.authorLobsiger-Kägi, Evelyn-
dc.contributor.authorMarek, Reto-
dc.contributor.authorDerungs, Curdin-
dc.contributor.authorSandmeier, Ernst-
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-04T16:44:48Z-
dc.date.available2024-03-04T16:44:48Z-
dc.date.issued2024-02-26-
dc.identifier.issn1570-646Xde_CH
dc.identifier.issn1570-6478de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/30114-
dc.descriptionErworben im Rahmen der Schweizer Nationallizenzen (http://www.nationallizenzen.ch)de_CH
dc.description.abstractThe buildings sector is a substantial contributor to total energy consumption and, according to current forecasts, will remain so in the near future. Technical energy efficiency innovations can reduce energy demand; however, if not accompanied appropriately by building occupants’ behaviour, discrepancies between planned and resulting energy consumption will persist, which is known as the building energy performance gap. To tackle this challenge, interventions such as feedback and social comparison are increasingly applied in combination with persuasive technologies. We report the results from a field experiment conducted in a Swiss energy-efficient district where two consecutive behavioural interventions involving persuasive technologies were tested: (1) real-time hot water consumption feedback while showering and (2) a weekly newsletter with social comparison feedback regarding overall hot water consumption, including hot water saving tips, in addition to real-time feedback. Based on the data from 33 households, we found that, compared with the baseline consumption, hot water consumption was 12.4% lower immediately after the real-time feedback intervention and 16.1% lower after the combined intervention. Hot water consumption increased again after the intervention phase, but it was still 9.7% lower than the baseline consumption 2 months after the combined intervention and 8.6% lower 4.5 months after the combined intervention. While the reductions after the real-time feedback and combined intervention were significant, the reductions 2 and 4.5 months after the combined intervention were not.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherSpringerde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofEnergy Efficiencyde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectHot water consumptionde_CH
dc.subjectReal-time feedbackde_CH
dc.subjectSocial comparisonde_CH
dc.subjectPersuasive technologyde_CH
dc.subjectBehaviour changede_CH
dc.subject.ddc333.79: Energiede_CH
dc.titleReducing hot water consumption through real-time feedback and social comparison using persuasive technologies : evidence from a Swiss energy-efficient districtde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Engineeringde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (INE)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-30114-
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue15de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume17de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.funding.zhaw2000-Watt-Gesellschaft leben: Reduktion des Energieverbrauchs durch Verhaltensänderungende_CH
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Tomic, U., Sütterlin, B., Lobsiger-Kägi, E., Marek, R., Derungs, C., & Sandmeier, E. (2024). Reducing hot water consumption through real-time feedback and social comparison using persuasive technologies : evidence from a Swiss energy-efficient district. Energy Efficiency, 17(15). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9
Tomic, U. et al. (2024) ‘Reducing hot water consumption through real-time feedback and social comparison using persuasive technologies : evidence from a Swiss energy-efficient district’, Energy Efficiency, 17(15). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9.
U. Tomic, B. Sütterlin, E. Lobsiger-Kägi, R. Marek, C. Derungs, and E. Sandmeier, “Reducing hot water consumption through real-time feedback and social comparison using persuasive technologies : evidence from a Swiss energy-efficient district,” Energy Efficiency, vol. 17, no. 15, Feb. 2024, doi: 10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9.
TOMIC, Uros, Bernadette SÜTTERLIN, Evelyn LOBSIGER-KÄGI, Reto MAREK, Curdin DERUNGS und Ernst SANDMEIER, 2024. Reducing hot water consumption through real-time feedback and social comparison using persuasive technologies : evidence from a Swiss energy-efficient district. Energy Efficiency. 26 Februar 2024. Bd. 17, Nr. 15. DOI 10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9
Tomic, Uros, Bernadette Sütterlin, Evelyn Lobsiger-Kägi, Reto Marek, Curdin Derungs, and Ernst Sandmeier. 2024. “Reducing Hot Water Consumption through Real-Time Feedback and Social Comparison Using Persuasive Technologies : Evidence from a Swiss Energy-Efficient District.” Energy Efficiency 17 (15). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9.
Tomic, Uros, et al. “Reducing Hot Water Consumption through Real-Time Feedback and Social Comparison Using Persuasive Technologies : Evidence from a Swiss Energy-Efficient District.” Energy Efficiency, vol. 17, no. 15, Feb. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-024-10199-9.


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