Involvement of tenants and citizens

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Methods, Support

DESCRIPTION:

A data-driven method to engage tenants in energy efficiency improvements. The approach focuses on increasing residents’ awareness of their energy consumption and motivating them to change behaviour in order to achieve measurable energy savings. Different tools can be tested and selected to communicate energy-saving actions effectively and to identify when residents are most receptive to adopting energy-saving behaviours.

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Target Users

Citizens and NGOs, Social, public and cooperative housing providers, Tenants

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Sønderborg, Denmark

Oceanic

Community Engagement, Environment, & Wellbeing

VALUE

The low level of engagement in energy related topics is a challenge in many social housing associations, especially if the housing association as in Sønderborg already produces its own electricity by solar cells and also get cheap district heating from the local district heating company based on 80% renewable energy supply. Despite the relative low energy costs in Sønderborg Housing Association SAB, it is still possible to save at least 20 % extra energy costs using the developed new tools to engage and motivate tenants to improve energy saving behaviour in their apartments.

APPLICATION

The engagement method was tested with selected tenants in two of the nineteen building blocks in Sønderborg Andelsboligforening (SAB) department 22, as part of the Sønderborg demonstration project in Denmark. The method can be scaled up and applied by other housing associations in the municipality and across Denmark, as well as by municipalities and communities nationally and internationally.