Evaluation of implemented Australian efficiency programs: Results, techniques and insights

Turner, A; Fyfe, J; Rickwood, P; Mohr, S

Evaluation of implemented Australian efficiency programs: Results, techniques and insights

Turner, A

Fyfe, J Rickwood, P Mohr, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 2014, 14 (6), pp. 1112 - 1123
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Turner, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0586-5615	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fyfe, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rickwood, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mohr, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 2014, 14 (6), pp. 1112 - 1123	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1606-9749	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33444
dc.description.abstract	© IWA Publishing 2014. Australia has invested heavily in water efficiency in recent years, mainly due to severe drought, and has implemented some of the largest efficiency programs in the world. Despite this there is little public information on actual savings achieved or the cost effectiveness of programs implemented. This paper draws together the limited publicly available evaluations from Australia, focusing on the residential sector. It describes some of the large-scale residential programs implemented such as home retrofits, showerhead exchanges, washing machine rebates, toilet retrofits and rainwater tank rebates. It identifies key savings evaluation techniques used including participant-control and regression analysis, and summarizes water savings results from evaluation studies conducted. It also discusses key learnings from both the evaluation techniques employed and the programs implemented. The paper will be of significant interest to water service providers looking for evidence of actual savings achieved and/or wanting to understand how to evaluate their own programs.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Water Science and Technology: Water Supply	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2166/ws.2014.065	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Evaluation of implemented Australian efficiency programs: Results, techniques and insights	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

© IWA Publishing 2014. Australia has invested heavily in water efficiency in recent years, mainly due to severe drought, and has implemented some of the largest efficiency programs in the world. Despite this there is little public information on actual savings achieved or the cost effectiveness of programs implemented. This paper draws together the limited publicly available evaluations from Australia, focusing on the residential sector. It describes some of the large-scale residential programs implemented such as home retrofits, showerhead exchanges, washing machine rebates, toilet retrofits and rainwater tank rebates. It identifies key savings evaluation techniques used including participant-control and regression analysis, and summarizes water savings results from evaluation studies conducted. It also discusses key learnings from both the evaluation techniques employed and the programs implemented. The paper will be of significant interest to water service providers looking for evidence of actual savings achieved and/or wanting to understand how to evaluate their own programs.

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