Like my previous paper in this journal this commentary is focused on government statements published during the period 1974 to 1979. It is intended as an introductory guide aimed at two overlapping audiences. First, it is addressed to those interested in the reasoning which lies behind the...

Three related issues are examined in this paper. First, international developments in the theoretical bases of comfort research over the past twenty-five years are outlined. Secondly, practical applications of the findings of that research, in Britain over the last fifteen years, to designing...

Local education authorities in Britain currently find themselves being expected to act on two specific fronts by central government. They are being urged to curb their expenditure by explicitly [`]managing' the consumption of fuel in the buildings they own. They are also being asked to prepare...

This commentary on government publications covers the period 1974 to 1979. It is intended as an introductory text aimed at two overlapping audiences. First, it is addressed to those who are interested in the reasoning which lies behind the Government's technical arguments on energy policy in...

Specification by central government of the heating levels which are to be maintained in British school buildings has recently been altered. This paper is concerned with examining the nature of changes that have been made by comparing present requirements with their counterparts during the...

In this paper, the bases of the theory and practice of energy management in non-domestic buildings are examined. The focus of interest is divided into three related sections. First, the present British government's thinking on the management of energy is set against its formulation of energy...

How and what do British primary school teachers think about conserving energy? This paper contains a limited, but detailed, attempt to answer this question. This is presented by reporting a case study of views expressed by staff in ten different schools in one particular local education...