This study evaluated the effects of public postings on energy conservation behavior at a public university, using a multiple baseline design across three settings; bathrooms break rooms, and conference rooms. The behavior of building occupants was recorded to assess the frequency at which those individuals would turn lights off upon exiting an unoccupied room. The independent variables implemented by experimenters (light-switch plate stickers and laminated signs) had little to no effects on cumulative instances of lights turned off however, the installation of motion sensor lights produced better results. Across all conditions, lights were turned off most frequently in conference rooms (65% of observations) followed by break rooms (9% of observations), and bathrooms (3% of observations).
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc84184 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Canisz, Eleni |
| Contributors | Smith, Richard G. (Richard Gordon), 1956-, Pinkston, Jonathan W., Spinks, Todd B. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Canisz, Eleni, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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