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    Shifting Home Energy Consumption Through a Holistic Understanding of the Home System of Practice

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    Authors
    Eon, Christine
    Breadsell, Jessica
    Morrison, Gregory
    Byrne, Joshua
    Date
    2019
    Type
    Book Chapter
    
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    Eon, C. and Breadsell, J. and Morrison, G. and Byrne, J. (2019). Shifting Home Energy Consumption Through a Holistic Understanding of the Home System of Practice, in Newton, P., Prasad, D., Sproul, A. and White, S. (eds), Decarbonising the Built Environment: Charting the Transition, pp. 431-447. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
    Source Title
    Decarbonising the Built Environment: Charting the Transition
    DOI
    10.1007/978-981-13-7940-6_23
    Faculty
    Faculty of Humanities
    School
    School of Design and the Built Environment
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76033
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This chapter describes the concept of the home system of practice, which can be used to provide a deeper understanding of the social system of the home and inform long-term solutions for enabling domestic energy reduction. More traditional methods have attempted to persuade occupants to change behaviour through the use of information campaigns and feedback technology. However, these interventions are usually short lived as they ignore the underlying reasons for practices to occur. A more effective solution is through practice-oriented design, which co-creates innovative technology with the user. In addition, the emergence and use of automated technology enables practices to act independently of the user. Yet, the success of automation is also reliant on an understanding of the home system of practice, occupant needs and skills.

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