Impacts of telecommuting on time use and travel: A case study of a neighborhood telecommuting center in Stockholm

While telecommuting (TC) research heavily discusses travel impacts of home-based TC, little is known about working from a neighborhood TC center on and non-travel activities their energy requirements. We conduct case study the work location (employer’s office, center, home) time use using data collected in Stockholm. Our results show that telecommuters more frequently replaced for distant employer’s office than home. On home days, diarists spent less traveling, days chores leisure employer days. When instead used same or energy-efficient commute modes, e.g. biking car, which was feasible because local neighborhood. However, when home, mainly car private travel. Thus, savings can be increased by providing transport options access to non-work destinations telecommuters. depend also changes requirements activities, space heating/cooling/lighting at all locations, systemic effects (e.g. residential relocation), only observed long term. future assessments should take an even broader perspective terms requirements, effects.