Community Sustainability Practice

The Community Sustainability practice focuses on Consumer Action and Behaviour in the following research areas: 
  • Energy Consumption and Conservation: How do Australian households use, consume and conserve energy? What are their key motivators? How important are key drivers and inhibitors? 
  • Technology in the Home: What electronic and electrical devices are in use in homes? How are they used, and when? Are people using technology to save energy, or waste it? 
  • Water Usage and Conservation: What are the key issues in domestic water usage? How concerned are consumers about saving water? Who has tanks and third pipe plumbing, and why? 
  • Domestic Waste: How do consumers manage their domestic waste? How much do they recycle? What are their attitudes towards council rubbish removal services?
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Community Sustainability I Continuous Research Services
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Intelligent Consumption - residential and business energy management
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New Service Delivery Models -
energy retailing (Service Launch Date: Aug 2011)
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Intelligent Energy Distribution -
smart grid infrastructure (Service Launch Date: Oct 2011)
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Community Sustainability I
Published Research

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The Interconnected Home - The Smart Home
The Connected Home. The Intelligent Home. The Smart Home.  The Wired Home.  The Energy Efficient Home.  It's got alot of names - but what is it?
Release Date: July 2011


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Australian Smart Grid Market Review (Custom)
Released: 2010

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Residential Energy Management in Australia 2010
This report  examines attitudes, actions and trends of Australian residential energy consumers in 2010. This report is based on a survey of over 2700 Australian consumers.
Released: 2010

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Business Energy Consumption in Australia 2010
This report examines attitudes, actions and trends of Business Energy Consumption in Australia in 2010. The report is based on a survey of over 1000 Australian businesses.
Released: 2010

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Domestic Water Usage in Australia 2009
This report examines attitudes, actions and trends of domestic water usage in Australian households.
Released: 2009

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Domestic Energy Consumption in Australia 2009
This report is part of Connection Research’s innovative Sustainable Home series, which has set new benchmarks in consumer research on sustainability issues in Australia. It is based on detailed analysis of over 3000 Australian Households.
Released: 2009
 
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