Green Households. A thesis on the impact of sustainable technology on everyday life
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2015-03-21
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en
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This thesis is a qualitative and explorative research on the influence of sustainable
technology on everyday life within the home. Connecting Schatzki’s theory of practice
to Lefebvre’s approach to space I conducted my fieldwork. Schatzki’s practice theory
argues practices consist of activities, material entities and meanings. Each of these have
a spatial component that help to produce space as it was described by Lefebvre. His
perceived space is constructed from material entities. His conceived space is derived
from meaning and his lived space is produced in activities.
Using interviews, participant observation, participant diaries and house tours, I found
two things. First that even though my participants live in a sustainable home, conserving
energy had not the highest priority. In both cases comfort and the surroundings were
vaxlued higher. Second that the sustainable technologies installed into these home had
little effect on everyday practices.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen