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Behavior Matters: Program Results from Stanford, MIT and Cornell Feedback and Behavior Change:

Behavior Matters: Program Results from Stanford, MIT and Cornell Feedback and Behavior Change: Influencing Fume Hood Practices…and More. 2010 Conference – Denver, CO. Steven M. Lanou Deputy Director - Sustainability Program Environmental Programs Office Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Behavior Matters: Program Results from Stanford, MIT and Cornell Feedback and Behavior Change:

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  1. Behavior Matters: Program Results from Stanford, MIT and Cornell Feedback and Behavior Change: Influencing Fume Hood Practices…and More 2010 Conference – Denver, CO Steven M. Lanou Deputy Director - Sustainability Program Environmental Programs Office Massachusetts Institute of Technology 617-452-2907 slanou@mit.edu ehs.mit.edu/site/sustainability

  2. What is “Behavior Change” at MIT? • Empowering individuals to take charge and affect change in their own “place” by bucking the prevailing system

  3. Can you spot the labs?

  4. MIT Building 18: Dept of Chemistry • No. 2 energy consumer per sq. ft. on campus …at 5PM …and at 2AM Source:MIT, Amanti

  5. Where does the energy go? Cost CO2 emissions 8500 metric tons $2 million Emissions equal to over 300 SUVs driving 60 mph Source: MIT, Wesolowski

  6. Where does the energy go? • Electric use breakdown (approximate) ! Source: MIT, Amanti

  7. Vented air Exhaust fan Outside air Intake fan Heat or Cool Fume hoods in Building 18

  8. The “Engineered Solution” for energy conservation Variable Air Volume & Monitoring and Control Phoenix Control Valve Sash Position Sensor

  9. The “Behavioral Solution” for energy conservation: Information, Monitoring & Feedback • Did we leave out the human aspect? • Can we make better use of the VAV by supplementing with behavior change? • Collaboration: Sustainability Program, MITEI, EHS, Chemistry, students, faculty and staff • Information: • energy map, thesis • e-mail from “The Boss” • new fume hood training developed • Monitoring: • average sash position by PI • Feedback: • Monthly performance data

  10. Performance data collection and distribution

  11. Current Before intervention Feedback intervention: average sash position

  12. 20% 400 18% 16% * 380 14% 12% 360 10% * Air flow / hood (CFM) Average sash position 8% 340 Baseline sash position 6% Average sash position Post-implementation 4% 320 * Winter holiday season 2% 0% 300 Oct-06 May-07 Dec-07 Jun-08 Impact

  13. What have we learned? • Feedback can induce behavior change • But must supplement other measures • Behavior change can lead to cycle of institutional change • Challenge rules of thumb • Retrofits (100-80 fpm) • Integrated building HVAC audits & decommissioning • New construction design • Measurement and verification of results have growing importance • Eco-Rep motivation • MIT Efficiency Forward $$

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