Inter-generational influences on households heating controls
Supervisors: Dr Stephanie Gauthier & Prof Patrick James
Research Group: Energy and Climate Change
Our environment is the most important thing there is. And with more people now living in urban than rural areas, the built environment is more important than ever. I studied Architectural and Environmental Technology at Plymouth University and then worked as an architect for 18 months before undertaking an MSc at Bath University in Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design. I have spent the last three years consulting within the construction industry, learning what the problems are (us, obviously) and now I am going to solve them..
Project Funders: ECS Centre for Internet of Things
Project details: The UK has a wide spectrum of people, cultures and lifestyles, each with their own unique nuances. As the need for more sustainable ways of living are becoming more common, how are different demographics changing to cope? Are knowledge gaps becoming apparent between different generations of people? Would these gaps affect the occupant’s behaviour within their home? The schooling of younger generations has a heavy emphasis on sustainability when compared to that of generation X and so called baby boomers, but the young are not yet in a position where they can directly influence the world around them. My research will aim to find evidence of such inter-generational gaps and delve into how younger demographics could influence and positively change the actions of older ages, taking knowledge home from school to their parents who in turn may teach their grand parents. Often, human behaviour is the hardest thing to change, but can have (by far) the greatest potential for positive change, thus we should all aim to live virtuously for the world around us.