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Differentiating ‘the user’ in DSR: developing demand side response in advanced economies (2018)
Journal Article
Goulden, M., Spence, A., Wardman, J., & Leygue, C. (2018). Differentiating ‘the user’ in DSR: developing demand side response in advanced economies. Energy Policy, 122, 176-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.013

This paper reports on the current state of Demand Side Response (DSR) in the UK – an early adoptor amongst advanced economies – and the role of the end user in determining its future. Through 21 expert interviews we establish the current state of DSR... Read More about Differentiating ‘the user’ in DSR: developing demand side response in advanced economies.

Digital energy visualisations in the workplace: the e-Genie tool (2017)
Journal Article
Spence, A., Goulden, M., Leygue, C., Banks, N., Bedwell, B. D., Jewell, M., …Ferguson, E. (in press). Digital energy visualisations in the workplace: the e-Genie tool. Building Research and Information, https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1409569

Building management systems are designed for energy managers; there are few energy feedback systems designed to engage staff. A tool, known as e-Genie, was developed to engage workplace occupants with energy data and support them to take action to re... Read More about Digital energy visualisations in the workplace: the e-Genie tool.

Saving energy in the workplace: why, and for whom? (2017)
Journal Article
Leygue, C., Ferguson, E., & Spence, A. (2017). Saving energy in the workplace: why, and for whom?. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 53, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.06.006

Saving energy at work might be considered altruistic, because often no personal benefits accrue. However, we consider the possibility that it can be a form of impure-altruism in that the individual experiences some rewards. We develop a scale to meas... Read More about Saving energy in the workplace: why, and for whom?.

Guilty repair sustains cooperation, angry retaliation destroys it (2017)
Journal Article
Skatova, A., Ferguson, E., Leygue, C., & Spence, A. (2017). Guilty repair sustains cooperation, angry retaliation destroys it. Scientific Reports, 7, doi:10.1038/srep46709

Sustained cooperative social interactions are key to successful outcomes in many real-world contexts (e.g., climate change and energy conservation). We explore the self-regulatory roles of anger and guilt, as well as prosocial or selfish social prefe... Read More about Guilty repair sustains cooperation, angry retaliation destroys it.

Intervening to change behaviour and save energy in the workplace: a systematic review of available evidence (2016)
Journal Article
Staddon, S. C., Cycil, C., Goulden, M., Leygue, C., & Spence, A. (2016). Intervening to change behaviour and save energy in the workplace: a systematic review of available evidence. Energy Research and Social Science, 17, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.03.027

Workplaces worldwide are a major source of carbon emissions and changing energy use behaviour in these environments has the capacity for large carbon savings. This paper reviews and synthesises empirical evidence to identify what types of behaviour c... Read More about Intervening to change behaviour and save energy in the workplace: a systematic review of available evidence.

Engaging with energy reduction: Does a climate change frame have the potential for achieving broader sustainable behaviour? (2013)
Journal Article
Spence, A., Leygue, C., Bedwell, B., & O'Malley, C. (2014). Engaging with energy reduction: Does a climate change frame have the potential for achieving broader sustainable behaviour?. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 38, 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.12.006

Reducing energy use is key in meeting ambitious climate change targets being set around the world. This research considers the psychological impact, and potential for behavioural spillover, resulting from receiving energy information framed in terms... Read More about Engaging with energy reduction: Does a climate change frame have the potential for achieving broader sustainable behaviour?.

Personalizing the theme park: psychometric profiling and physiological monitoring (2011)
Book Chapter
Rennick-Egglestone, S., Whitbrook, A., Leygue, C., Greensmith, J., Walker, B., Benford, S., …Rowland, D. (2011). Personalizing the theme park: psychometric profiling and physiological monitoring. In J. A. Konstan, R. Conejo, J. L. Marzo, & N. Oliver (Eds.), User modeling, adaption, and personalization: 19th international conference, UMAP 2011, Girona, Spain, July 11-15, 2011: proceedings. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22362-4_24

Theme parks are important and complex forms of entertainment, with a broad user-base, and with a substantial economic impact. In this paper, we present a case study of an existing theme park, and use this to motivate two research challenges in relati... Read More about Personalizing the theme park: psychometric profiling and physiological monitoring.