@article{JensenHoltzBaedekeretal.2016,
  author    = {Jensen, Thorben and Holtz, Georg and Baedeker, Carolin and Chappin, Emile Jean Louis},
  title     = {Energy-efficiency impacts of an air-quality feedback device in residential buildings : an agent-based modeling assessment},
  journal   = {Energy and buildings},
  volume    = {116},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.11.067},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:wup4-opus-61845},
  pages     = {151 -- 163},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {A key factor to energy-efficiency of heating in buildings is the behavior of households, in particular how they ventilate rooms. Energy demand can be reduced by behavioral change; devices can support this by giving feedback to consumers on their behavior. One such feedback device, called the {"}CO2 meter{"}, shows indoor air-quality in the colors of a traffic light to motivate so called {"}shock ventilation{"}, which is energy-efficient ventilation behavior. The following effects of the {"}CO2 meter{"} are analyzed: (1) the effect of the device on ventilation behavior within households, (2) the diffusion of {"}CO2 meter{"} to other households, and (3) the diffusion of changed behavior to households that do not adopt a {"}CO2 meter{"}. An agent-based model of these processes for the city of Bottrop (Germany) was developed using a variety of data sources. The model shows that the {"}CO2 meter{"} would increase adoption of energy-efficient ventilation by c. 12\% and reduce heating demand by c. 1\% within 15 years. Technology diffusion was found to explain at least c. 54\% of the estimated energy savings; behavior diffusion explains up to 46\%. These findings indicate that the {"}CO2 meter{"} is an interesting low-cost solution to increase the energy-efficiency in residential heating.},
  language  = {en}
}