Buildings behaving badly:A behavioral experiment on how different motivational frames influence residential energy label adoption in the Netherlands

Heating buildings contributes to approximately 36% of Europe’s energy demand and several EU member states have adopted mandatory energy labels to improve energy efficiency by promoting home weatherization investments. This paper focuses on the perception of the energy label for residential buildings in the Netherlands and the role of different frames (egoistic, biospheric and social norms and neutral frames) in motivating adoption of energy labels for housing. We used a behavioral email experiment and an online survey to investigate these motivational factors. We find that biospheric frames are weaker than the other three motivational frames in terms of engaging interest in the energy label, but that the biospheric frame results in higher willingness to pay (WTP) for the energy label. We also find that age (rather than income) correlates with higher willingness to pay for home energy labels

It's my party: influences upon young adults to consume sparkling wine and champagne in restaurants, bars and night clubs.

This is an international project investigating how young adults interact with sparkling wines and champagnes in a variety of hospitality environments. Research, via focus groups, was undertaken in the UK, New Zealand, United States, Australia and South Africa. The results show that two types of sparkling wine exist, “girly” fun wines and significant quality / champagne styles. They also show that whilst there is little difference in perceptions and usage in restaurants and nightclubs there are national, often gendered, difference in behaviours in bars and pubs

It's my party: Influences upon young adults to consume sparkling wine and champagne in restaurants, bars and night clubs

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