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User−Producer Interaction in Housing Energy Innovations. Energy Innovation as a Communication Challenge
In this article (Journal of Industrial Ecology) Research Professor Eva Heiskanen from the National Consumer Research Centre and Professor Raimo Lovio from Aalto University attempt to conceptualize the role and interaction of user and producer knowledge with the knowledge of environmental experts in housing energy innovations. They do so by applying the user−producer interaction framework to a case study on the introduction of low-energy housing concepts in Finland. On the basis of this analysis, they draw conclusions on the potential and limitations of today’s practices in the field. For example, they suggest that user involvement can help to enhance the acceptance of low-energy solutions but that the methods for involving users need to be adapted to the particular circumstances in each industry.
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Heiskanen E, Lovio R (2010) User-Producer Interaction in Housing Energy Innovations: Energy Innovation as a Communication Challenge. Journal of Industrial Ecology, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 91-102.
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