An imperfect thread on some intersections of #BehavioralScience + #ComplexSystems

@DavidPerrott_ @g_arteagoitia Some ppl recognize behavioral science is in its adolescents in a lot ways. While behavioral scientists have identified design that work really well (you know:
opt-out organ donation @ProfEricJohnson & @dggoldst
Save More for Tomorrow @R_Thaler & @shlomobenartzi)

"When making decisions, instead of asking ourselves which option will give us the best results, we should be asking which option will give us good-enough results under the widest range of future states of the world."
psyche.co/ideas/why-effi… via @psyche_the_mag "And satisficing with an eye toward a radically uncertain future might be called robust satisficing."

Good enough seems to be a better bet - especially as we become familiar with the variability and swift state changes common to #ComplexSystems

Market Transformation is difficult for energy!
The Midwest Market Transformation* Collaborative
—Molly Graham @MEEAee
#SummerStudy20 Current problems within market transformations include:
(1) diminishing opportunities for cost-effective #energy savings
(2) there's a need for longer term savings to achieve goals

Whole building system metric needs to be done to improve energy efficiency, but comes with some challenges.

Dr. Bing Liu @nwalliance
#SummerStudy20 Total System Performance Ratio (TSPR) evaluates the ENTIRE #HVAC system & can be calculated by:
#BuildingSystems

100% renewables 100% of the time.

Paul Torcellini @NREL
@ACEEEdc #summerstudy20
#construction #netzero Many discussions withing #SummerStudy20 remind me of @NAACP's Centering Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector (CESBS)

Share your story! Help us center equity in the sustainable building sector.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The burdens of #ClimateChange change are disproportionately placed on people in poverty

@CecilCorbinMark
@aceee #SummerStudy20

Which includes #buildings For instance, as @CecilCorbinMark, demonstrates this point with:

Air Conditioning during all time high heat waves.

People in poverty may be inequitably burdened by:

"I say chiller_1, you say chiller_a."

Every building data model is different & unique for building models

Harry Bergmann @eeregov
#smartcities #smartbuilding
#SummerStudy20 @ACEEEdc There are different ways that technicians describe behaviors - making the communications difficult.

Standard naming conventions? No. More like give a class heirarchy that can be adapted to different sources of equipment.

Building as batteries for a flexible energy grid
Hao Huang @BuildingsAlive
#SummerStudy20 #smartbuildings By collecting data from chillers, cooling towers, water pumps, and return air fans, #building System engineers and designers can anticipate regions for increasing load in non-peak energy periods

#smartbuildings & home technologies that help with flexible electricity usage can be prioritize by:

Fit &
Ability to Promote Mass Deployment

Debyani Ghosh, Associate Director @GuidehouseESI
#SummerStudy20 @ACEEEdc Many policies & utilies recognize the need for flexible #smartbuilding technologies, but are inhibited by barriers of pilots to increase usage & trust with voice assistants aka 'Alexa'

Clear need to increase interdisciplinary knowledge on #HVAC, #building, #smartcities &&& working across diverse groups — Adam Jacobs from Optimal Energy

#BuildingTrades #SummerStudy20

https://twitter.com/KatelynStenger/status/1295775513898876930

Some quick thoughts:
US construction is male & white; leading to systemic & intergenerational siphoning of contracts, social relationships & $$$$

Diversity & anti-racist policies need to implemented in bidding & contractors

Capturing Savings through Behavior:

Attend to Relationships - and interactions - among elements within completed building projects

These interactions help to sustain the behavior of the system

#SummerStudy20 @ACEEEdc
Kjell Van Zoen Bring people into the same room, align interests and discuss concerns @ACEEEdc
#SummerStudy20

Expropriated Indigenous land is the foundation of the land-grant university system.

hcn.org/issues/52.4/in…
@Bobby_L33 , @kalengoodluck @kathlanpher "Now the boyfriend of your roommate feels bad about taking your computer. He has an idea: What if he put a plaque on it that says it belonged to you?"

Reconciliation for Land-grant universities will need to be more than land acknowledgments

Imagining the Next Decade of #BehavioralScience
behavioralscientist.org/imagining-the-… via @behscientist @behscientist "If products and processes are behaviorally well designed, we won’t need to nudge people to adopt them." @dilipsoman

Agreed! Looking at #designbehavior will be very important this decade! Happy and open to collaborate!

20 Qu about #design #behavior from the @naturesustainab Expert Panel!

@elkeweber @Leidyklotz @johnpickering
@BioengineerGM @CatOwsik @Shahzeen @WeCouldTestThat & many more contributing to this insightful work nature.com/documents/desi… Some favorites questions & quotes on #design #behavior

"What time scales do (and should) designers consider? "
&&
"humans tend to overly discount future risk events, with daily concerns taking precedence over
planning for the future"

#sustainability

Great to see @stephanieroe, also a @ResilienceUVA fellow, doing impactful work!

Check out her team's new land use roadmap that could get us 30% of the way to a global #emissions target
nature.com/articles/s4155… @NatureClimate A fun read about her research at:
anthropocenemagazine.org/2019/12/how-we… via @AnthropoceneMag

#circulareconomy: (1/8)

"the byproducts of one process are becoming the raw materials for another, trash is getting a useful second life, and waste is becoming a thing of the past"

via @AnthropoceneMag anthropocenemagazine.org/circulareconomy #circulareconomy are fantastic for taking wastes from one process and putting them into another product!
Like old mangos into leather bags?! Cool but weird.
🥭🥭🥭➡️👜 (2/8)
fruitleather.nl

Worrying comes up a lot in a #PhD :
nature.com/articles/d4158…
#phdchat

uncertain job future
work-life balance
trade-offs with other careers
#impostersyndrome Writing is the craft and articles are 1-type of currency in #academia
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For me - a #PhD - this was all new!

I prepped for a career in engineering - thinking I just needed a B.S. to answer my questions and curiousities.

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#carbonneutral 1 tree sequesters 1 ton of #CO2 over 40 years @NCState @ExtensionVoices