Our project focused on student and landlord opinions about and behaviors towards heat use in student homes of multiple occupancy (HMOs) in the St. John’s Campus of the University of Worcester in Worcester, England. We reconnoitered 350 residences, identified 196 HMOs, and interviewed 40 student tenants. We also interviewed three landlords and a manager of student properties at a letting agency. We found that students have limited knowledge of thermostatic controls, energy consumption, and utility costs; landlords are much more knowledgeable on these issues and many have retrofitted their properties to make them more energy efficient. We recommend that students be better educated about thermostatic controls and heat use in order to become more energy efficient.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Puckett, Stephanie Michelle
• Ruiz-Cadalso, Daniel Alberto
• Braconnier, Daniel Joseph
• Goddard, Keaton Reynold

Subject

• Sustainability
• Energy
• Environment
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042816-065140

Keyword

• Sustainability
• Energy policy
• Energy conservation

Advisor

• Golding, Dominic

Year

• 2016

Center

• Worcester, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• University of Worcester

Date created

• 2016-04-28

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright