Days: Wednesday, April 13th Thursday, April 14th Friday, April 15th
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Welcome and Introduction to the Conference - Workshops, Debates and other Activities
20min presentations each followed by 10 min discussion
| 14:30 | Consumer adoption of energy efficient technologies: Evidence from a UK district heating scheme ( abstract ) |
| 15:00 | Housing tenure and energy intensive domestic social practices ( abstract ) |
| 15:30 | Energy Price Elasticity and Everyday Life ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 5 min discussion with 10 min collective discussion at the end
| 14:30 | The grit in the oyster: questioning socio-technical imaginaries through biographical narratives of engagement with energy ( abstract ) |
| 14:50 | Mobilising Energy Demands, Enacting Supply: The Paradox of Renewable Fuels in UK Transport Policy ( abstract ) |
| 15:10 | 'Imagining energy potential', a critical reflection on the scenario in a participatory planning process ( abstract ) |
| 15:30 | Making (and Unmaking) Space for the Car at Home. ( abstract ) |
20 min presentations each followed by 10 min discussion
| 14:30 | Sharing and Energy Demand ( abstract ) |
| 15:00 | Trends of every-day sharing between neighbours in France and Germany ( abstract ) |
| 15:30 | Sharing, households and sustainable consumption ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 14:30 | Do eating practices dynamics translate into energy demand dynamics? ( abstract ) |
| 14:45 | An activity perspective of electricity use ( abstract ) |
| 15:00 | Using agent-based modelling to understand the spread of energy consuming social practices in households ( abstract ) |
| 15:15 | DEMANDing Times ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 15 min discussion
| 14:30 | Changing and steering energy demand in the age of complex systems ( abstract ) |
| 15:00 | Change, Stability and Abstraction ( abstract ) |
| 15:30 | The more things change, the more they stay the same? Conceptualisations of change in local travel behaviour programmes. ( abstract ) |
20min presentations each followed by 10 min discussion
| 16:30 | Financial implications of car use and the drive to work: a social and spatial distributional analysis using income data and area classifications. ( abstract ) |
| 17:00 | The two faces of energy poverty: Can we talk about energy need in transport sector? ( abstract ) |
| 17:30 | Transport-related economic stress and vulnerability to fuel price spikes: intermediate findings from the (t)ERES project ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 5 min discussion with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 16:30 | Tilly and the Myth of Energy Independence ( abstract ) |
| 16:50 | Ways of telling tomorrows:(science) fictions, social practices and the future(s) of infrastructure ( abstract ) |
| 17:10 | Steering energy demand by envisioning future scenarios of everyday life ( abstract ) |
20 min presentations each followed by 5 min discussion
| 16:30 | Shared private vehicle practices ( abstract ) |
| 16:45 | Understanding Sociality of Renewable Energy Sharing – Findings from Rural India ( abstract ) |
| 17:10 | Sharing a Car: Rhythms, Meanings and Materialities ( abstract ) |
| 17:35 | Sharing Cities for energy demand reduction ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 16:30 | Critical Mobility Biographies: A Temporal Approach to Everyday Mobilities ( abstract ) |
| 16:45 | Unpacking the multiple temporalities of urban mobility practices for configuring low-carbon futures ( abstract ) |
| 17:00 | Flexible working, household responsibilities and travel to work: assessing the potential for travel demand reduction ( abstract ) |
| 17:15 | Examining the load peaks in high-speed railway transport ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 15 min discussion
| 16:30 | Using notions of obduracy to unpack the phenomenon of large detached, energy consumptive houses in Australia ( abstract ) |
| 17:00 | Changing Connections: Wi-Fi, Tablets and Evolving Systems of Connectivity ( abstract ) |
| 17:30 | Changing Institutional Rhythms: Intersecting and Interacting Temporalities of Hospital life ( abstract ) |
We could have a lot more fun if we use a lot less energy
FOR: Frank Trentmann (Birkbeck College, University of London) AGAINST: Rosie Day (University of Birmingham)
5 mins for and against, followed by audience interventions.,
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20min presentations each followed by 10 min discussion
| 09:30 | Governing domestic energy vulnerability under conditions of socio-technical transition ( abstract ) |
| 10:00 | The Time of Money: Exploring ‘vernacular economies’ and 'realtional work' in everyday mobilities ( abstract ) |
| 10:30 | Unconsidered futures: Limits of economic assumptions in forecasts for electric vehicles ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 5 min discussion, with 20 min collective discussion at the end
| 09:30 | Framing energy standards: The role of artefacts ( abstract ) |
| 09:50 | Between rigid footings and flexible foundations: How ‘systems of practice’ shape low-energy housing. ( abstract ) |
| 10:10 | Unstandardized standards: the making of demand in district-heating projects in France ( abstract ) |
15min presentations each followed by 5 min discussion
| 09:30 | Green Leases as Tools for Inter-Organisational Governance ( abstract ) |
| 09:50 | Network management: Exploring its role, organisation and means of intervening in professional practices ( abstract ) |
| 10:10 | Exploring the role of professional heating engineers in shaping domestic space heating practices ( abstract ) |
| 10:30 | Brokering energy efficiency: the role of real estate agents in the markets for residential energy efficiency ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 09:30 | Making typologies with practices and assemblages ( abstract ) |
| 09:45 | Time dependence of social practices and peak energy demand ( abstract ) |
| 10:00 | Exploratory analysis of time-use activity data using network theory ( abstract ) |
| 10:15 | How flexible is household in their energy consumption? An analysis of the rhythm of everyday life and its consequences for energy demand ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 15 min discussion followed by a structured workshop with group discussions led by Elizabeth Shove, Greg Marsden, Janine Morley, Louise Reardon and Stanley Blue.
| 09:30 | Convergence and divergence in energy-related practices: Understanding demand in Southeast Asia and Europe ( abstract ) |
| 10:00 | Socio-technical artefacts and urban stories of energy: neon and lighting politics in Hong Kong ( abstract ) |
| 10:30 | Structured workshop and group discussion ( abstract ) |
Panelists around the table:
Tim Chatterton, Zia Wadud, Lucie Middlemiss, Stefan Bouzarovski, Giulio Mattioli, Caroline Mullen
15 min presentations each followed by 5 min discussion, with 20 min collective discussion at the end
| 11:30 | Reframing energy performance requirements in building standards ( abstract ) |
| 11:50 | Standards and the move to low energy commercial offices ( abstract ) |
| 12:10 | Ambitions at work: professional practices and the energy performance of non-residential buildings ( abstract ) |
15min presentations each followed by 5min discussion
| 11:30 | Local governance and the making of demand for domestic space heating; lessons from a case study on UK social housing between 1920 and 1970 ( abstract ) |
| 11:50 | The role of energy efficiency in renovation processes - How building professional integrate energy in building renovations ( abstract ) |
| 12:10 | The practices of demand management: how professional practices shape resource demand management programs in the UK ( abstract ) |
| 12:30 | Mind the gap! An eclectic theoretical exploration of how practitioners may strategically reconfigure bundles of practices ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 11:30 | Temporariness and Spatiality: Greenfield Music Festivals and the Shaping of Energy Demand ( abstract ) |
| 11:45 | Rhythm, nature and the temporalities of energy demand ( abstract ) |
| 12:00 | Time for change?: the hard work of energy demand reduction ( abstract ) |
| 12:15 | Paths, Projects & Careers of Domestic Practice: dynamics of energy demand over biorgaphical time ( abstract ) |
This panel will discuss and debate the relationship between methodology and practice theory. While recent interest in practice theories has prompted a range of theoretical contributions and empirical studies, discussions of methodology have been comparatively lacking. Important questions remain, however, about whether the ‘status quo’ of social scientific methods suffices for those engaging with practice theory, and how further experimentation or innovation might spark new theoretical or empirical insights.
The panel members, including Ben Anderson, Alison Browne, Russell Hitchings, and Frank Trentmann, will discuss their own work and engage with several propositions presented by the organisers, Allison Hui and Hilmar Schäfer, who have also established a related blog where propositions and additional written contributions to the discussion can be read: https://practicetheorymethodologies.wordpress.com
Investigating energy demand in the landscape is a means of grounding theory in place and everyday practices. This participatory, conversational ‘walkshop’ will explore the geography of energy demand through the material infrastructures of mobility, electricity, and digital connectivity that produce, maintain, and enable patterns of social and economic exchange today.
Wear comfortable clothing and shoes, bring a raincoat a camera and a notebook to document the event. The resulting documentation will be collated into an online photo-essay for the DEMAND website.
Organised and led by Alan Wiig. Pre-registration required, meet at the conference registration desk.
A chance to talk to poster authors about their work. See posters on the collective outcomes of work undertaken during the Pre-Conference PhD workshop, as well as individual posters by:
Philippa Calver (Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester, UK)
Mitchell Curtis (Technologies for Sustainable Built Environments Centre at the University of Reading, UK)
Zhongwei Sun (Department of Urban Planning, Chongqing University, China)
Quqing Huang (Formally Imperial College, London, UK)
If policy matters to demand reduction then understanding the practices of policy making matters more than the practices we might seek to change
FOR: Jillian Anable (University of Leeds) AGAINST: Jim Watson (UK Energy Research Centre)
5 mins for and against, followed by audience interventions
20 min presentations, with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 14:30 | Pop up cafes as spatially mobile practices and their energy implications ( abstract ) |
| 14:50 | Taking the Complexity Turn to steer cars off the road ( abstract ) |
| 15:10 | Demanding connectivity: The co-production of mobile communication through electrical and digital infrastructures ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 10 min discussion
| 14:30 | Overarching research issues and overview of workshop ( abstract ) |
| 14:40 | Understanding international energy sufficiency: comparing countries in terms of the role of energy in delivering human needs ( abstract ) |
| 15:00 | Energy vulnerability: construction and meanings of a multidimensional concept ( abstract ) |
| 15:20 | Illuminating austerity: Light as an agent and signifier of the Greek crisis ( abstract ) |
15min presentations each followed by 5min discussion
| 14:30 | Academic aeromobility in Australian universities ( abstract ) |
| 14:50 | Electrification of car fleets : will fleet managers really help? ( abstract ) |
| 15:10 | The practice of working from home and the place of energy ( abstract ) |
| 15:30 | Business travel: exploring how changes in the arrangement and negotiation of professional work generate demand for travel ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 15 min discussion
| 14:30 | Reflections on steering demand ( abstract ) |
| 15:00 | Social dynamics of governance instruments. Or: Beyond lamenting the ABC - steering as social practice, how it changes, and: can steering be steered – by arguing? ( abstract ) |
| 15:30 | Steering Demand – A Wicked Problem in the Making: Insights from UK Transport Policy ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 14:30 | The emerging ecosystem of urban automation: Towards a research agenda. ( abstract ) |
| 14:45 | Dreams or nightmares? Future visions of home automation ( abstract ) |
| 15:00 | A simple life: convenience, simplicity and energy consumption in the 21st Century smart home ( abstract ) |
| 15:15 | Are “home” and “smart” contradictory concepts, or fluid positions that will converge? ( abstract ) |
20 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 14:30 | Disconnect! Changing expectations around information communication technology products and services in Western Switzerland ( abstract ) |
| 14:50 | Relating energy services to human needs: a proposed framework ( abstract ) |
| 15:10 | The history of home making and expectations of 'normal' home life today ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations, with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 16:30 | Potential pathways, human activities and multiple time(-)spaces: expanding understandings of energy demand geographies ( abstract ) |
| 16:45 | From activity tracking to practice mapping: the spatial and temporal relationships of daily energy use patterns and the built environment in Singapore ( abstract ) |
| 17:00 | From lifestyles to living territories, a socio-spatial approach of energy consumption ( abstract ) |
| 17:15 | Diagramming Commuting Practices: The connections within and between practices and their relevance for the shifting of energy demand in time ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 5 min discussion
| 16:30 | Smart Retrofitting of Housing Estates in China and the Netherlands: Comparing Modes of Governance and Changing Social Practices ( abstract ) |
| 16:50 | Electric-bikes and energy demand in China ( abstract ) |
| 17:10 | A tale of two-wheeled cities: Practices of mobility in Hanoi and Copenhagen ( abstract ) |
| 17:30 | Two cities, two mobility systems, the same quest for a transition ( abstract ) |
20 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 16:30 | Blaming excessive energy consumption: between stigmatization and denunciation, showing a deviant group. ( abstract ) |
| 16:50 | Basic needs in the dynamics of Demand – Exploring media discourses, households practices and related rationales ( abstract ) |
| 17:10 | Media-ating practices: tracing the development of (un)sustainable consumption through media ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 15 min discussion
| 16:30 | Path dependency in energy governance – can it help to explain change in energy demand? ( abstract ) |
| 17:00 | Steering by Accident: Unintended Governance Strategies in Action ( abstract ) |
| 17:30 | Welfare Policy, Practice and Energy Demand ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 16:30 | Human-centred models of use for energy efficient residential operation ( abstract ) |
| 16:45 | Automatic software updates, data flows and energy demand ( abstract ) |
| 17:00 | Why ‘automate’ shouldn’t mean ‘regulate’ for thermal comfort in non-domestic buildings ( abstract ) |
| 17:15 | Control in the Smart Home ( abstract ) |
“The rich! The rich! We’ve got to get rid of the rich!”: The most effective way to reduce energy demand is to remove wealth from the 1%
FOR: Duncan McLaren (Independent Consultant & Lancaster University) AGAINST: Tim Schwanen (University of Oxford)
5 mins for and against, followed by audience interventions
.... including announcement of the photo competition winners!.
Coaches provided to transport you to the venue from outside the Management School
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15 min presentations, with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 09:30 | Energy Scripts and Spaces ( abstract ) |
| 09:45 | Smart grids and the techno-material construction of an electricity consumer ( abstract ) |
| 10:00 | Assessing energy demand in self-managed clustered housing ( abstract ) |
| 10:15 | Following an emerging space of market coordination : the case of a retroffiting experiment of residential housing in the Biovallée (Drôme, France) ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 5 min discussion
| 09:30 | Energy demand dynamics beyond borders: An exploratory case study of Congolese (DRC) migrants in France ( abstract ) |
| 09:55 | Exploring structure and agency in changing cook stove practices: Insights from the energy poor in rural India. ( abstract ) |
| 10:20 | The resistance of the large technical network model. Questioning the relevance of the electricity delivery system in Metro Manila, the Philippines ( abstract ) |
| 10:45 | Power Shift: Reconsidering supply and demand in the age of the prosumer ( abstract ) |
20 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end. NOTE SHIFT OF ROOM
| 09:30 | Investigating the impact of communal heating charges on internal temperature profiles, thermal expectation and excess in energy demand ( abstract ) |
| 09:50 | Energy policy and excessive energy use ( abstract ) |
| 10:10 | What does fuel poverty do? A critical analysis of the change in definition of fuel poverty in the UK ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations each followed by 15 min discussion
| 09:30 | Invisible Energy Policy in Higher Education ( abstract ) |
| 10:00 | Governing sustainability transitions in decentralized and domestic energy practices: a conceptual framework ( abstract ) |
| 10:30 | The Machanic Regime of Bodies ( abstract ) |
15 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 09:30 | Materiality and automation of household practices: Experiences from a Danish time shifting trial ( abstract ) |
| 09:45 | Smart people in stupid homes: the skill in creating preferred thermal environments ( abstract ) |
| 10:00 | Compliance and deviation. How occupants interact with a high performance zero emission building ( abstract ) |
20 min presentations, with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 11:30 | The Hi-Lo Club: rural older people as energy users ( abstract ) |
| 11:50 | Making a home in Living Lab: the limitations and potentials associated with living in a research laboratory ( abstract ) |
| 12:10 | The dynamic material environments of indoor and outdoor running ( abstract ) |
Conclusive roundtable –15 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 11:30 | Researching energy demand in Southeast Asia: differences and similarities in approaches and outcomes ( abstract ) |
| 11:45 | Community energy – European experiences and contexts ( abstract ) |
| 12:00 | Histories, Trajectories and Patterns of Energy and Water Consumption: Reflections on China ( abstract ) |
| 12:15 | Situated Energy Knowledges: Island Communities and Sustainable Energy Transitions ( abstract ) |
20 min presentations with 30 min collective discussion at the end
| 11:30 | International household emissions: Identifying the necessary and the needless ( abstract ) |
| 11:50 | Mealing practices, meaty meals and the (un)making of energy demand ( abstract ) |
| 12:10 | Our time now: Entitlement and post retirement leisure travel ( abstract ) |
A structured workshop and panel session in which we will synthesise, distil and integrate two days of discussions about change, steering and energy demand.
This session will involve a series of engaging workshop activities and discussions chaired by the conveners
Capturing some workshop highlights.
Anthropological observations of the Conference. Mikkel Bille (Roskilde and DEMAND visitor)
Thank you all and good travelling home.