NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION 

Project leader (on behalf on CSS): Adrienne Csizmady 

2023-2025

 

Participants: Márton Bagyura (CSS Institute for Sociology), Zoltán ferencz (CSS Institute for Sociology), Lea Kőszeghy (CSS Institute for Sociology), Gergely Olt (CSS Institute for Sociology), Eszter Pintér-Szövényi

 

The central question is to identify differences in the population's acceptance and use of new devices and innovations, and how attitudes influence knowledge formation and usage patterns.

The research focuses on exploring patterns of uptake, adoption, and use of smart solutions for housing, with particular emphasis on energy use. It addresses significant social inequalities in access to these solutions and variations in knowledge, skills, attitudes, and usage habits across different social groups. 

The study investigates social access disparities, knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to smart solutions, and habits associated with their usage. Additionally, it assesses the extent to which the adoption of smart solutions contributes to reducing environmental burdens, considering factors such as higher energy consumption in affluent households and the life-cycle environmental impact of devices. It also examines whether the use of smart solutions leads to a genuine reduction in environmental burdens or merely a spatial shift, such as transferring environmental burdens to developing countries through device production and disposal.

Furthermore, the research explores how smart solutions can be leveraged to mitigate environmental burdens in different social groups, such as using smart meters for better consumption control. 

 

Overall, the study aims to provide insights into the complexities surrounding the acceptance and use of smart housing solutions, shedding light on their potential to contribute to more sustainable energy consumption practices while addressing social inequalities.