Not Just Any Old Place

The rate of adoption and the impact of green technologies in the home vary considerably from location to location. The degree of change required in domestic resource use suggests that area-based approaches are needed to achieve the required level of technology and behaviour change. Using these observations as a starting point and drawing on theory from innovation diffusion, environmental psychology and social policy, a conceptual model of technology adoption and impact has been developed. Actors in five different area-based schemes across England were interviewed, and qualitative analysis of those interviews has helped identify the factors that affect the take up, use and impact in use of a range of micro-generation, energy efficiency and water conservation measures. Perspectives of adopters, non-adopters, installers, surveyors, and programme managers are compared. While results depend on the technology being deployed and its maturity, some critical success factors are identified, particularly in the competences and role of the technology surveyor and installer, and the self-perception of the user

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