| he purpose of this research was to study the natural, built and behavioral factors predictive of energy consumption for residential space heating with wood or conventional fuels. This study was a secondary analysis of survey data from a nationwide representative sample of 5,682 households collected by the Department of Energy in the 1984-1985 Residential Energy Consumption Survey. Included were: weather, census division and utility data, interviewer-supplied dwelling measurements and respondent reported energy related dwelling characteristics, energy related family behaviors, composition and dwelling characteristics. Linear regression procedures were used to develop a model that identified key determinants accounting for the variability in wood consumption among wood burning families. A nonlinear regression model was employed to estimate the amount of conventional fuels that were used for space heating. The model was also used to estimate the amount of conventional fuels being displaced by wood heating systems.;There was a significant (p... |
