“Better Buildings Residential Network members Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority(NYSERDA) shared best practices for improving energy efficiency by overcoming barriers to sustained behavior change, as described in the Network’s latest Residential Lessons Learned: Peer Exchange Calls fact sheet.
During a Better Buildings Residential Network Peer Exchange Call in September 2017, these members, along with the University of California-Davis, noted that programs interested in helping consumers use less energy can utilize social science approaches commonly used for other behaviors (e.g., changing diets, quitting smoking). Normative feedback and prompts, for example, have proven valuable and fostered long-term behavior changes.”
Click here to view the factsheet and see a list of upcoming peer exchange calls to share more best practices for residential energy efficiency programs