Residential GHG emissions in the United States are driven part by a housing stock where onsite fossil combustion is common, home sizes large international standards, energy efficiency potential and electricity generation many regions intensive. In this analysis, we assess decarbonization pathways for US residential sector to 2060, through 108 scenarios describing evolution, new characteristics,...

The methodological paper presents a strategic model to simulate the reduction of CO2 emissions caused by the heating and lighting in the residential sector. The objective is to illustrate with this practical case a system-dynamics based simulation methodology in uncertain future, developed for providing policy recommendations to public decision-makers. The uncertainties on the marginal cost cur...

Santarelli is an Italian enterprise, currently employing about 100 employees, and it represents a leader in the civil and public building sector. Santarelli acts as general contractor, designer, builder and buyer as well as handling the sale and management of properties for residential and commercial use. Additionally in 2000 Santarelli expanded its business scope by creating a company, named I...

The use of Assistive Technology with people with profound and multiple disabilities is a specialised subfield. Drawing on its authors' experiences and observations at a UK charitable foundation that offers specialised educational, residential and therapeutic facilities, this paper describes the distinct challenges that present themselves when applying AT to address the needs of this often-overl...

Energy experts need fine-grained dynamics oriented tools to investigate household activities in order to improve power management in the residential sector. This paper presents the SMACH framework for modelling, simulating and analysis of household activities. It provides experts with a guided graphical interface easing the modelling of the household, its inhabitants and their activities. It al...

Imagine a world where government regulation of gasoline, justified by scarcity of supply, allowed 20% of the gasoline in the U.S. to be used for farming; 20% for manufacturing; 20% for home use; 20% for government; and another 20% held in reserve for future potential government uses. In this world, prices would regulate the use of gasoline within each sector, but consumers would pay vastly diff...