Habit Change and Place Change (10-07-08)
Major changes in our environment, such as moving from one home to another, cause us to bring important values to mind and those values can guide our behavior.
Major changes in our environment, such as moving from one home to another, cause us to bring important values to mind and those values can guide our behavior.
Mead and his colleagues assessed factors that encourage stair use.
People who grow up in rural areas have a more positive attitude toward nature than people who grow up in the city.
Kang and Guerin found that some interior design projects are much more likely to be green than others.
British researchers are attempting to develop new methods to encourage people to conserve water by shifting the focus of the conservation conversation.
The National Geographic Society sponsored a study that investigated environmentally sustainable consumption and behavior by consumers in 14 countries around the world.
Bromberek’s research shows that even at “environment-friendly” tropical resorts, more air conditioning is often used than is required for guests to be comfortable.
Canada’s National Research Council Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC) has developed a suite of space design software tools that are available free or for a nominal fee at their website (archived: https://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/achievements/highlights/2007/daylight_autonomy_distribution.html).
Homeowners can be guided toward making their homes more environmentally responsible (“greener”).
Green home purchasers are very satisfied with their new green homes.