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Title The Implementation level of Energy Saving Behaviors Attribute to Occupant's Consciousness in Residential Sector
Authors 유정현(Jung-Hyun Yoo)
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v.21 n.5(2014-10)
Keywords Residential sector ; Occupant's Behaviors ; Energy Saving Life ; Important Performance Analysis(IPA)
Abstract Energy consumption and usage pattern in residential sector will be changed attribute to occupant's life style as well as consciousness. From this reason, this study aimed to analyze the implement level of energy saving behaviors for heating, cooling and cooking with field survey for 1,500 sample house units at Seoul. Among the respondents, 96 percentile of end user answered that they try to keep reduce of energy in daily life. However, the statistic analysis has shown that there is difference aspect between "real action" and "their mind". The reason for this difference is occurred to the level of actual practice regard to occupant's consciousness, and this pattern can be seen every analysis cases such as cooling, heating and cooking. In addition given the major energy saving behaviors, young and rich respondents more aggressively provide consent than other respondents.