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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112293
	A social constructionist approach to managing HVAC energy consumption using social norms – A randomised field experiment
	Idahosa L.O.; Akotey J.O.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	154
英文摘要	This study tests the hypothesis that thermal comfort is socially constructed and as such, social norms will be effective in influencing Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) consumptions towards more sustainable levels. Within the framework of a randomized field experiment, the response of hotel guests to message prompts to set their room thermostat to a prescribed temperature was observed. Response behavior was monitored using temperature data logging devices which were placed in the hotel rooms. The data loggers recorded temperature readings from a sample size of 1047 guest stays. The findings suggest that social norms are effective in influencing hotel guests’ room temperature settings, indicating that thermal comfort may not only be a physiological and psychological need, but most importantly a social construct. The implication is that the future of the current unsustainable trend in resource consumption and Green House Gas pollution, driven by the increasing adoption of, and demands for, HVAC systems in buildings, can be modified towards more sustainable levels. © 2021
关键词	Energy consumption HVAC Randomized control trial Social norms Sustainability Thermal comfort
英文关键词	Air conditioning; Energy utilization; Greenhouse gases; Heating; Hotels; Thermal comfort; Air conditioning energy consumption; Energy-consumption; Field experiment; Heating ventilation and air conditioning; Randomized control trials; Response behaviour; Social constructionist approaches; Social norm; Temperature data; Thermal; Sustainable development; air conditioning; energy use; experimental study; greenhouse gas; heating; hotel industry; indoor air; physiology; psychology; sustainability; trend analysis; ventilation
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205164
作者单位	School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Idahosa L.O.,Akotey J.O.. A social constructionist approach to managing HVAC energy consumption using social norms – A randomised field experiment[J],2021,154.
APA	Idahosa L.O.,&Akotey J.O..(2021).A social constructionist approach to managing HVAC energy consumption using social norms – A randomised field experiment.Energy Policy,154.
MLA	Idahosa L.O.,et al."A social constructionist approach to managing HVAC energy consumption using social norms – A randomised field experiment".Energy Policy 154(2021).