Olivia Guerra-Santin from Eindhoven University of Technology and colleagues in the Netherlands have developed an interdisciplinary behaviour model for residential buildings, based on the empirical results from three monitoring campaigns in the Netherlands. This model links measurable drivers directly to energy outcomes, considers building-related contexts and reflects the complexity of high-performance buildings. This interdisciplinary framework could have broad implications for climate behavioural science — integrating social sciences and engineering approaches not only enhances the accuracy of predictions regarding human behaviour and its associated climate impacts but also supports user-centric designs that promote both climate neutrality and people’s well-being.

Original reference: Energy Res. Social Sci. 118, 103746 (2024)

埃因霍温理工大学的 Olivia Guerra-Santin 和荷兰同事根据荷兰三项监测活动的实证结果，开发了住宅建筑的跨学科行为模型。该模型将可衡量的驱动因素与能源结果直接联系起来，考虑了与建筑相关的环境，并反映了高性能建筑的复杂性。这种跨学科框架可能对气候行为科学产生广泛的影响——社会科学和工程方法的结合不仅提高了人类行为及其相关气候影响预测的准确性，而且支持以用户为中心的设计，促进气候中和和人民福祉。

原始参考： Energy Res。社会科学。 118 , 103746 (2024)