Author Archives: Simone Gristwood

Pet care practices and the practices of pets. Yolande Strengers

Posted on May 8, 2014

Yolande was originally intending to talk about ‘smart utopias’ but at the last moment changed her topic to pets.  She’d discovered that pets generate significant opportunities and occasions for energy consumption.  The range of pet-related gadgets is impressive: there are ipad games for pets, treadmills for dogs, and special air-conditioned kennels.  (more…)

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Demand management at Lancaster University. Jan Bastiaans

Posted on April 30, 2014

Jan is the relatively newly appointed energy manager at Lancaster University and in his talk he took us through what that job entailed, the carbon and sustainability related targets he is expected to meet and the opportunities and limitations that there are around his role.  (more…)

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Article: Dynamics of Energy Demand: change, rhythm and synchronicity

Posted on April 24, 2014

Walker, G. (2014) ‘Dynamics of Energy Demand: change, rhythm and synchronicity’ Energy and Social Science Research, 1(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2014.03.012 (more…)

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Stacking wood and staying warm: Temporal organization of domestic heating practices. Jenny Rinkinen

Posted on April 18, 2014

Jenny talked about her research on using wood to heat homes in Finland. Heating with wood happens at different scales and takes different forms. There are central heating systems that use wood pellets rather than coal or oil for fuel and that provide an even heat throughout the home. And then there are log fires. These need regular attention and they provide more localised and more variable…

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Talk/Article: Everyday life energy-related innovations in the harsh light of social reality: Turning Energy Efficiency Policy foundations upside down?

Posted on April 9, 2014

Douzou, Sylvie &  Sophie Bouly de Lesdain (2013) Everyday life energy-related innovations in the harsh light of social reality: Turning Energy Efficiency Policy foundations upside down? ECEEE Summer Study Proceedings, 251-260. (more…)

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