Browsing Theses by Subject "energy conservation"
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Assessing socio-economic determinants of energy-saving behavior in Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2018-05-15)The residential sector is responsible for significant amounts of energy consumption; leading to several important social, economic, and environmental issues. The expected future population growth will require additional ... -
Energy management: An intervention-based analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-26)Buildings account for approximately 40% of global energy use and emit 33% of global GHG emissions. Buildings also offer the greatest potential for GHG emission reductions, as energy consumption within existing stock can ... -
Home Energy Coach Program: lessons learned from a pilot study in Waterloo Region, Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-27)The uptake of energy-efficiency investments in the residential sector is relatively low, despite evidence of short payback periods and numerous co-benefits, including increased home comfort and reduced negative environmental ... -
Investigating the impacts of time-of-use electricity rates on lower-income and senior-headed households: A case study of Milton, Ontario (Canada).
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-23)Through the Smart Metering Initiative in the Canadian province of Ontario, all residential electricity customers will be converted from a tiered rate regime to a time-of-use (TOU) rate regime by the year 2010. Although TOU ... -
Trends in Mandatory Municipal-Level Energy Benchmarking Policies for Large Commercial Buildings in the United States
(University of Waterloo, 2016-11-29)Mandatory municipal energy benchmarking for commercial buildings are a novel form of policy emerging across cities in the United States. These benchmarking policies require the owners of covered buildings to report on ... -
Understanding Energy Contexts: An Assessment of Emerging Methods for the Thermo-Behavioural Characterization of Residential Households
(University of Waterloo, 2016-04-26)Unlocking the full potential of residential-sector energy efficiency gains will require the efforts of external agents (whether in the public, private, or not-for profit sectors) engaging with individual homeowners in order ...