Effective Dissemination of Energy-Related Information: Applying Social Psychology and Evaluation Research

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Dennis, M., Soderstrom, E.J., Koncinski, W.S., Cavanaugh, B. (1990). Effective Dissemination of Energy-Related Information: Applying Social Psychology and Evaluation Research. American Psychologist, 45(10), 1109.

Discusses the limitations of previous energy conservation programs in affecting the behavior of individual consumers. Suggests that the rational-economic model upon which they wer…

Seeking Adverts/Campaigns/Slogans for Engaging SMEs

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adwait ainapure Nov 19, 2008 9:33 am

Hi all, I need to see examples of and evaluate adverts/campaigns/slogans etc. that aim to communicate and motivate environmental behaviour with Small-Medium Enterprises. Our pro…

Invoking Social Norms:A Social Psychology Perspective on Improving Hotels' Linen-Reuse Programs

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Goldstein, N., Griskevicius, V., Cialdini, R. (2007). Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, 48(2), 145-150.

Social psychology theory can be applied to such mundane purposes as encouraging guests to reuse their washroom towels. In contrast to the appeals now in use to persuade guests to …

Re: Seeking Info on Employee Engagement in Reducing Environmental Impact- additonal information

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Agnes Francisco Marikina Nov 13, 2008 21:09 pm

Hi Rhiannon, It would be worth checking out ANU Green (Australain National University) in Canberra website http://www.anu.edu.au/anugreen/ and Monash University http://monash…

Corporate Sustainability Plan Outlines

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Jemma Wuthenow Perth Oct 27, 2008 13:30 pm

Juno Consulting has an PDF article called 'Making Sense of Corporate Social Responsibility' on their website, http://www.junoconsulting.com.au/articles/Making_Sense_of_Corporate_S…

Local Government Green Building Policies

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Amy Daughtry Boone Oct 26, 2008 9:42 am

Baltimore City, Maryland, USA is in the last stages of hiring a consulting team to help us write the Baltimore City Green Building Standards. We intend to use LEED as a guide but…

Corporate Sustainability Plan Outlines

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Anne Lewis Pierre Oct 22, 2008 10:02 am

Does anyone have an outline or checklist of topics for a corporate sustainability or "green" plan? What I am looking for is something that provides a comprehensive list of all th…

Can Commitment Change Behavior? A Case Study of Environmental Actions

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Katzev, R. & Wang, T. Can commitment change behavior? A case study of environmental actions. Vol. 9. 1994. 13-26.

Conducted a critical evaluation of both laboratory and field studies that have employed commitment procedures to change behavior. An analysis of the methodological and historical …

Consumer Response to Continuous-Display Electricity-Use Monitors in a Time-of-Use Pricing Experiment

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Sexton, R. J., Johnson, N. B., & Konakayama, A. Consumer response to continuous-display electricity-use monitors in a time-of-use pricing experiment. Vol. 14. 1987. 55-62.

Investigated whether monitoring would encourage shifting energy demand to the off-peak period, using 480 households facing time-of-use prices for electricity and 120 control house…

Seeking Information on LEED-Related Policies

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Linda Lovett Corvallis Oct 15, 2008 22:04 pm

My organization has set a goal for our new and existing buildings to meet some level of LEED by certain dates (we're still working on the milestones). The LEED for existing buildi…

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