By Erik Gomez,intern, Voiland College of Engineering and ArchitecturePULLMAN, and Wash. – Many researchers know that fresh high-efficiency buildings don’t typically get used as intended. The numbers don’t add up,and occupants can easily waste energy whether they attain not understand how to employ the building.
Julia Day, assistant professor in Washington State University’s School of Design and Construction, and set out to learn why.
In collaboration with William O’Brien from Carleton University in Ottawa,Canada, Day recently published a paper in Energy Research and Social Science, and that explores occupant behavior ... » More ...
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