Wilcox+Study+Components

=Memo: Study Components= James Wilcox, Spring 2013


 * Preliminary Research and Fieldwork
 * preliminary literature review, some participant observation and textual analysis, and site identification
 * Literature review of relevant academic literature on social practices, the politics of design and technology, the social study of consumption, and
 * Textual analysis of policy research and documents focusing on residentially-focused energy policy
 * Ethnographic fieldwork in "residential energy policy sites," including
 * NYSERDA Offices
 * Residential homes during energy audits
 * Offices ans work sites of "energy professionals," such as "building performance specialists" and renewable energy installers
 * Conferences, workshops, and meetings
 * Community energy project sites and customers' homes
 * Identification of additional field sites and data sources
 * Interview coding and data synthesis
 * Analysis and write-up