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Research Article

The Impact of Residents’ Behaviors and Cognitive Factors on Household Heating Energy Consumption

거주자의 행동과 인지가 가구별 난방에너지 소비량에 미치는 영향

Chihye Bae1
,
Chungyoon Chun2
배 치혜1
,
전 정윤2
1정회원(주저자), 연세대학교 실내건축학과 학술연구교수
2정회원(교신저자), 연세대학교 실내건축학과 교수
Corresponding AuthorChungyoon Chun,,Department of Interior Architecture and Built Environment, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea. E-mail: chun@yonsei.ac.kr
25 October 2024. pp. 091-102
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Abstract

This study analyzed winter heating energy usage among 25 households in an apartment complex, all with the same family composition. By collecting energy consumption data and surveying residents’ heating behaviors, energy-saving intentions, and habits, it aimed to analyze how behavioral characteristics and cognitive factors influence differences in household energy consumption. The findings revealed that residents’ heating behaviors, energy-saving intentions, and habits significantly influenced their heating energy consumption. Households that actively controlled heating, had strong energy-saving intentions, and well-established saving habits tended to consume less heating energy. These results emphasize the importance of behavioral changes to enhance energy efficiency in the residential sector, highlighting the need for strategies to help residents consistently practice energy-saving behaviors. The study also emphasizes the importance of education and behavioral inducement policies in fostering positive intentions and habits crucial to reducing energy consumption. However, the study’s limitation to a period from November 2019 to February 2021 and the small sample size may restrict the generalizability of its findings to current or future conditions. Thus, future research should extend the period and include a larger number of households to increase the representativeness and reliability of the data.

Keywords
Heat Energy Consumption
Residents’ Energy Using Behavior
Energy - Saving Habit
Intention to Save Energy
키워드
열에너지 소비
거주자 에너지소비 행동
에너지절약 습관
에너지소비 절감 의도
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  • Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
  • Volume : 35
  • No :5
  • Pages :091-102
  • Received Date : 2024-09-06
  • Revised Date : 2024-09-26
  • Accepted Date : 2024-09-27
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2024.35.5.091
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