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Journal
Journal of Environmental Systems
ISSN
0047-2433 (print) 1541-3802 (electronic)
Volume
12
Issue
3
Date
1/1/1982

Article Facts

Title
Residential Home Audits: An Empirical Analysis of the Enersave Program
DOI
10.2190/8H0K-D3QC-TGY8-9YCJ
Authors
  • Gordon H. G. McDougall
  • John D. Claxton
  • J. R. Brent Ritchie
Pages
265-278
Online Date
05/09/2002

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Residential Home Audits: An Empirical Analysis of the Enersave Program

Gordon H. G. McDougall
John D. Claxton
J. R. Brent Ritchie

DOI: 10.2190/8H0K-D3QC-TGY8-9YCJ

Abstract

The purpose of residential home audit programs is to encourage energy conservation by providing homeowners with information concerning retrofit actions which are economically feasible. One particular type of home audit program, the Class B audit, is based on a computerized analysis of the home. This study examined the impact of one Class B audit, the ENER$AVE program operated by the Canadian federal government. A longitudinal analysis of approximately 1400 households, a majority of whom participated in the program, concluded that the ENER$AVE program had little or no effect on homeowners' conservation activities. These results coupled with other findings question the effectiveness of Class B audits in general.

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