Enviroment And Stair Climbing

Question 1

What are the largest costs of walking for transport?(2)

Answer 1

Time required for the journey

Energy required for journey

Question 2

Choosing stairs

Answer 2

Costs energy and time (unless busy)

Question 3

Explain Van Houten 1981 study (6)

Answer 3

Wanted to reduce electricity use in building
Prompts to encourage stair use were not effective
Increasing the time of lift door closure was effective
Increasing time penalty increases stair use
Life usage did not return to baseline after notifying that lift was function normally
Attitude may have been changed