What drives our behaviors in buildings? A review on occupant interactions with building systems from the lens of behavioral theories

A Heydarian, C McIlvennie, L Arpan, S Yousefi… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Occupant behavior has a significant impact on building systems' operations and efficiency.
As a result, several innovative approaches have been introduced to quantify the dynamics of …

Are you an energy saver at home? The personality insights of household energy conservation behaviors based on theory of planned behavior

X Liu, QC Wang, IY Jian, HL Chi, D Yang… - Resources, Conservation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Personality traits play an important role in pro-environmental behavioral heterogeneity. This
study aims to explore the effects of Big Five personality traits on the energy-saving behavior …

An extension of the theory of planned behavior to understand factors influencing Pakistani households' energy-saving intentions and behavior: A mediated …

SA Qalati, NA Qureshi, D Ostic, MABA Sulaiman - Energy Efficiency, 2022 - Springer
This study aims to explore the factors influencing households' intentions and actual behavior
in relation to saving energy. This study is based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) …

Examining energy saving behaviors in student dormitories using an expanded theory of planned behavior

J Du, W Pan - Habitat international, 2021 - Elsevier
Buildings contribute to over one third of global energy-related carbon emissions, on which
occupant behavior attains a significant impact. Occupant behavior is influenced by both …

[HTML][HTML] Moral licensing and habits: Do solar households make negligent choices?

B McCarthy - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Orienting household behaviors towards more efficient use of energy in the home is crucial to
climate change mitigation efforts. The objective of this work is to examine the social …

The differences of climate change perception, responsibility and climate-friendly behavior among generations and the main determinants of youth's climate-friendly …

A Skeirytė, R Krikštolaitis, G Liobikienė - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The role of society to mitigate climate change is particularly important. However,
generations, different age cohorts are differently related to and concerned about climate …

Promoting environmentally sustainable consumption behavior: an empirical evaluation of purchase intention of energy-efficient appliances

I Waris, I Hameed - Energy Efficiency, 2020 - Springer
The energy sector is one of the most prominent sectors in the development of nations. The
scarcity of energy in developing nations urged the government and private sector to …

[HTML][HTML] Why do people turn down the heat? Applying behavioural theories to assess reductions in space heating and energy consumption in Europe

P Conradie, S Van Hove, S Pelka… - Energy Research & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reducing heating-related energy consumption is vital in Europe, where it accounts for a
significant portion of domestic energy usage. We studied the factors that influence reduced …

Bridging the knowledge gap between energy-saving intentions and behaviours of young people in residential buildings

X Chen, Z Gou - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy-efficient behaviour of occupants in residential buildings is critical to reducing the
carbon emissions of buildings. However, it is not clear how to motivate occupants, especially …

Understanding household electricity-saving behavior: Exploring the effects of perception and cognition factors

W Fu, Y Zhou, L Li, R Yang - Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2021 - Elsevier
Based on a model that generates the theory of planned behavior (TPB) and the norm
activation model (NAM), this study aimed to determine how positive and negative …