Case Study (179 Kb PDF)

Summary

"Stoppa onödan!" - "Stop the unnecessary!" is an energy campaign designed by the Energy Agency for Southeast Sweden. The campaign is in line with the EU project SHARE in cooperation with three housing companies located in the municipality of Oskarshamn in the southeast of Sweden (Byggebo AB, Mönsterås Bostäder AB and Högsby Bostads AB) and the tenant's association in Oskarshamn. The intention is to carry out the campaign in parallel steps:

• dissemination of the three energy and water consumption related leaflets dealing with simple and applicable energy and water saving tips to all tenants,
• energy meetings for the tenants and training for the staff.
• Last but not least minor technical conversions.

Results

The training sessions were evaluated with an easy questionnaire addressed to the participants at the end of every session.

9 training sessions were held to date with round 113 participants. The average number of participants per sessions amounts to 13. 36 % percent of the participants were female, 64 percent male on an average of 58. 94 % percent of the participant thought the training relevant. 99 % gave the training a grade which corresponds to very good to good. Only one percent of the participants did not like the training. On a scale 1 to 5 (1 = bad, 5 = very good) received the following training parameters following averages: Location 3.7, content 4.1, presentation 4.3 and handouts 4.1, an overall good and satisfying result.

An enquiry was carried out to follow up the brochure campaign in Oskarshamn. The tenants were enquired by telephone and the staff was enquired directly after the training sessions. The results have shown a great interest in the subject and successful recognition of the campaign and the training.

42 % of all enquired tenants remembered the brochure and 37 % have read the brochure. 66 % percent of the interviewees who read the brochures thought them to be easy to read and easy to apply. 13 % found nothing new in the brochures. Only 14 % could not remember what the brochures were about or just leafed through them. 36 % of the interviewees applied the tips and used the advice given in the brochures.