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Résumé
How is energy efficiency in low consumption buildings achieved? In the literature, there is
often a separation between interventions on behaviors, on technical artifacts or on norms.
The three components of a socio-technical system interact, and it is a question of modifying the
complex system as a whole. In this pluridisciplinary thesis, we propose to analyze the technical,
economic and social dimensions of the energy performance of low consumption buildings and
to act on the system with an intervention combining social marketing and a Living Lab.
How are energy services perceived by consumers in low consumption buildings? Are they ready
to co-design energy conservation interventions? Do these ideas create value? How does one
integrate different stakeholders in the co-design of an energy conservation intervention? Is there
a "social performance gap" in energy services? How does one measure it? This thesis is based
on two research projects, the Energy Living Lab pilot project and the UserGap project using
sequential multi-methods. An empirical survey collects socio-demographic data. Qualitative
face-to-face interviews highlight barriers to energy conservation practices. Next, a case study
analyses the crowdsourcing process and measures the quality of the ideas generated. A second
case study analyses the integration of different stakeholders in the co-design of a building
energy management system. Then, a new conceptual model on the energy performance gap is
induced from the data. We have found that consumers do not perceive the quality of energy
services as long as the quality is good. Energy services are not strongly related to the satisfaction
of living in low consumption buildings. If integrated into a co-design process, stakeholders have
ideas that create societal and managerial value. Living Labs act as catalysts, as innovation
intermediaries to orchestrate the co-design process in an ecosystem of actors. The key issue of
"social performance" could be measured by the perceived quality of energy services. The multisequential
methods used in this thesis are not easy to reproduce. The results are limited to the
low consumption building sector. The case study method is not intended to be generalized but
is exploratory. They should be followed by quasi-experimentation to generalize the results to
other regions and measure the impact of co-design. The recommendation to the construction
company, energy supplier and energy label certifier is to include stakeholders in the co-design
of low consumption buildings and energy conservation interventions. A feedback loop could
reduce the performance gap of existing buildings and a feedforward loop could help design
future energy services. The societal implications could be the reduction of CO2 emissions and
a better integration of the consumer as a co-creator of value. Inclusion of stakeholders could
also increase social adoption. This thesis explores the co-design process in the energy services
sector in low consumption buildings. It proposes a new conceptual model for understanding the
energy performance gap. The method of social marketing in Living Labs makes it possible to
develop a new process of innovation in the energy services sector.