Smart Meters May Not Make People Happy (09-24-14)
Although smart meters can “help individuals monitor and reduce their energy usage,” they may lead to negative social situations.
Although smart meters can “help individuals monitor and reduce their energy usage,” they may lead to negative social situations.
What do landscapes say about their owners?
Be careful how you promote green elements of a design solution!
Speaking at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Miriam Tatzel linked happiness and environmentally responsible behavior.
Research recently completed in Sweden indicates that reducing traffic-related noise levels in buildings should be a high priority and that the tools used to do so can not only improve the health of space users, but also the planet.
Green and attractiveness.
Van Kann and his colleagues investigated which elements of the built environment encourage Dutch children between 5 and 12 years old to actively transport themselves (e.g., walk, ride bicycles, etc.) to school.
Rodriguez and his team investigated the elements of the built environment that influence which pedestrian routes are traveled by adolescent girls.
More people are living alone in the United States.
Adding pleasant scents to environments may not always be a good idea.