Americans are Saving Energy by Staying at Home

Americans are Saving Energy by Staying at Home

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 7, Episode 80 , Segment 1

Save Energy Staying Home, Eating Healthy Cost, End of Public Transit

Episode: Save Energy Staying Home, Eating Healthy Cost, End of Public Transit

  • Apr 3, 2018 4:40 pm
  • 47:59 mins

Ashok Sekar, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. His interests lie broadly at the intersection of technology, behavior, and policy with a focus on addressing issues surrounding sustainability. Americans are spending less time in malls and movie theaters and spending more time at home.  They are also spending less time in offices and more time in workspaces in their homes. But has this change shifted energy use here in America? Ashok Sekar shares his research.