Description du projet
Donner aux étudiants universitaires les moyens de lutter ensemble contre la précarité énergétique
La précarité énergétique touche les étudiants universitaires. C’est pourquoi il est important de les aider à adopter des comportements économes en énergie. Le projet SAVES2, financé par l’UE, impliquera des étudiants de sept pays. Composé de deux initiatives, SAVES2 cible les étudiants vivant dans des logements universitaires par le biais de Student Switch Off et ceux séjournant dans le secteur locatif privé par le biais de SAVES. Le programme «Student Switch Off» encourage la compétition en matière d’économie d’énergie entre 38 000 étudiants vivant dans 144 résidences universitaires, en s’appuyant sur les réseaux sociaux et des outils interactifs de sensibilisation. SAVES permet à plus de 100 000 étudiants de faire des choix éclairés de logements locatifs grâce à l’intégration de compteurs intelligents et à une assistance continue. Tirant parti de la puissance des réseaux sociaux et des communautés d’étudiants en ligne, l’initiative s’appuiera sur un contenu numérique interactif tel que des quiz et des concours de photos.
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Students Achieving Valuable Energy Savings 2 (SAVES2) will catalyse sustainable energy behaviours among over 219,000 university students in seven countries to help them reduce their exposure to fuel poverty. It incorporates two strands that engage with students living in university accommodation (Student Switch Off) and in the private-rented sector (SAVES).
Student Switch Off is an energy-saving competition that will reach 38,000 students living in 144 dormitories in 14 universities of the partner countries in each academic year from 2017/18 to 2019/20. By identifying and training student ambassadors in each dormitory, and by motivating the ambassadors to encourage their peers to save energy, we will create a race between students in dormitories, each competing to save the most energy and win prizes. It will tap into online student communities through social media, using engaging digital communications (quizzes, photo competitions) to raise awareness of how students can save energy in a fun way. The centrepiece of each competition will be an energy dashboard that updates students in near-real time on the performance and position of their dormitory in the competition – providing feedback and encouraging further action.
The private-rented sector engagement work (SAVES) will reach over 100,000 students when they are looking for, moving into and living in the private-rented sector. It will enable students to make better informed decisions at the point at which they are selecting a rental property – thereby routing purchase decisions towards higher efficiency properties. SAVES2 will incorporate national-level partnerships with smart meter delivery agencies to develop student-focused communication materials highlighting the benefits of smart meters. It will provide ongoing advice and support to students via energy-efficiency and bill management training, peer-to-peer advice sharing via video blogs and regular e-mail and social media communications.
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