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their working practices. The decision by the institution to invest in an “energy efficient”
building seems to have stemmed from responses to future changes that were coming to
the building regulations and also in attempt to shore “corporate responsibility.” If there
were any reduction in energy consumptions and CO
2
emissions, it is difficult to attribute
them to occupants actually reducing their demands and expectations (particularly in
relation to so-called ‘efficiency gains’) as pointed out by Stevenson & Leaman (2010).
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