Showing the sustainable lifestyle behaviour and technologies for efficient households in Zambia
The objective is to promote the use of energy-efficient technologies among the general public. This is done through education and capacity-building for teachers and students at basic and university level, as well as increasing the knowledge of decision and policy makers on the economic viability of energy-saving technologies.
The objective of this project is to show influence of lifestyle, behaviour and technology on household energy performance and show possibilities of energy efficient technologies for large public. The scenarios of lifestyles are studied using participatory approaches and social innovations. The behaviour influencing on household energy use will be studied by case study simulations. The holistic performance combining lifestyle and technology scenarios will be shown by building energy simulations and web-based tools. 1) Development of the knowledge and expertise of university teachers and students by implementing building system energy simulation tools and methods in university courses, 2) Material and web-based tool for basic education of public and youth, 3) Increasing the knowledge of decision and policy makers about economic viability of energy saving technologies; practical case studies and business cases.
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Project start date
01/05/2017
Project end date
30/06/2018
