<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Energy Use in Existing Dwellings: An Ethnographic Study of Domestic Energy Use Patterns in Ireland"^^ . "Energy efficiency research in dwellings has traditi\nonally focused on technical\nmatters, implying increased fabric insulation stand\nards and using energy efficient\nappliances reduces energy consumption. However this\nresearch has been shown to\nhave limitations in the form of the impact of polic\ny and new technologies. As a result\nthere is now widespread recognition of the importan\nce for researchers to engage a\nbroader approach of non-technical research of energ\ny use such as occupant\nbehavior. Monitoring of energy use down to a single\nappliance is now possible and\nrelatively inexpensive. This paper presents the res\nults of an ethnographic study,\nsupported by monitoring, of energy use patterns for\nsix dwellings with a diverse\noccupant demographic in Ireland. The study supporte\nd by monitoring found that\noccupant sex, age and behavior predominantly affect\ned energy use followed by the\npresence of technology rather than the building fab\nric itself. Energy use in older\ntechnically less efficient dwellings with older occ\nupants was found to be\nsubstantially less than that of the younger occupan\nts in supposed more energy\nefficient houses. When given feedback, occupants we\nre dispassionate when\npresented information in terms of energy units (kWh\n) but absorbed information\nstraightforwardly once the same information was exp\nressed in monetary terms.\nFrom the research it is clear that technology and m\nodern living has had a\ntransformational effect on the way we use energy wh\nich pose many problems for the\nfuture. Ethnographical research is a long establish\ned discipline in the field of social\nscience but its importance is just burgeoning in re\nlation to understand energy use\npatterns in buildings. Thus, in addition to the res\nults the paper presents the lessons\nlearned during the process and proposes a framework\nfor future ethnographical\nresearch of energy use in dwellings."^^ . "2013-06" . . . . . . . . . . . "Derek"^^ . "Sinnott"^^ . "Derek Sinnott"^^ . . "John"^^ . "Barron"^^ . "John Barron"^^ . . . . "N: Proceedings of CLIMA 2013 - 11th REHVA World Congress and the 8th International Conference on IAQVEC"^^ . . . . . "Prague, Czech Republic"^^ . . . . . . "Energy Use in Existing Dwellings: An Ethnographic Study of Domestic Energy Use Patterns in Ireland (PDF)"^^ . . . "John Barron Paper Rev 2.pdf"^^ . . . "Energy Use in Existing Dwellings: An Ethnographic Study of Domestic Energy Use Patterns in Ireland (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . . "Energy Use in Existing Dwellings: An Ethnographic Study of Domestic Energy Use Patterns in Ireland (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Energy Use in Existing Dwellings: An Ethnographic Study of Domestic Energy Use Patterns in Ireland (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Energy Use in Existing Dwellings: An Ethnographic Study of Domestic Energy Use Patterns in Ireland (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Energy Use in Existing Dwellings: An Ethnographic Study of Domestic Energy Use Patterns in Ireland (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #2679 \n\nEnergy Use in Existing Dwellings: An Ethnographic Study of Domestic Energy Use Patterns in Ireland\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Sustainability"@en . .