Reducing Air Conditioning Waste by Signalling it Is Cool Outside

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Becker, L. J. & Seligman, C. (1978). Reducing air conditioning waste by signalling it is cool outside. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 4, 3, 412-415.
Examined the effects on residential energy consumption of providing homeowners with (1) a signaling device that indicated a conservation opportunity and (2) information feedback a…

A Two-Thirds Reduction in the Space Heat Requirement of Twin Rivers Townhouse

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Sinden, F. W. (1978). A two-thirds reduction in the space heat requirement of Twin Rivers townhouse. Energy and Buildings, 1, 297-314.

Perceptual Awareness of Energy Requirements of Familiar Objects

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Baird, J. C., & Brier, J. M. (1981). Perceptual awareness of energy requirements of familiar objects. Journal of Applied Psychology, 66, 1, 90-96.
Conducted 3 experiments to assess undergraduates' perceptual awareness of energy requirements in their immediate surroundings (e.g., refrigerators, automobiles, toasters). In Exp …

Knowledge of Energy Consumption

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Weber, R. J., & Price, J. M. (1980). Knowledge of energy consumption. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 15, 4, 267-268.
A paired-comparison scale of relative subjective energy consumption was established for the different appliances, and the resulting scale values were correlated with actual energy…

Barriers to Consumer Choice of Energy Efficient Products

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Anderson, C. D. & Claxton, J. D. (1982). Barriers to consumer choice of energy efficient products. Journal of Consumer Research, 9, 2, 163-170.
Explored barriers that deter consumers from making energy conserving choices when buying major durables. Refrigerator energy labels and sales staff emphasis were manipulated in an…

Public Policy and Consumer Information: Impact of the New Energy Labels

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McNeill, D. L. & Wilkie, W. L. (1979). Public policy and consumer information: Impact of the new energy labels. Journal of Consumer Research, 6, 1, 1-11.
Investigated 2 questions about the federal energy consumption labeling program for home appliances: (a) the likely impact of the labels on consumers and (b) the relative effect of…

Influencing User Behaviour With Energy Information Display Systems for Intelligent Homes

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Wood G., & Newborough M. (2007). Influencing User Behaviour with Energy Information Display Systems for Intelligent Homes. Int. J. Energy Res., 31, 56-78.
This paper considers the design of energy consumption displays from a theoretical standpoint in relation to user-appliance interactions in the home. It presents the main options f…

Phantom Energy Loss

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Dick Enright Naples Jun 23, 2008 11:54 am
I am now using a plug strip that I use to turn off my T.V., Microwave, Fax or any other appliances that are stealing energy when not on use. I imagine for businesses , schools et…

Phantom Electric Loss

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Dick Enright Naples Apr 3, 2008 22:02 pm
Does any have an answer: Phantom Electric Loss: All of those plugged in devices that are still on while the house or business is vacant. Is there an interrupter device ( sma…

Energy Cost in Replacing Old Appliances with Energy Efficient New Appliances

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Damien Sweeney Mar 19, 2008 18:27 pm
Hi All Does anyone know of any research that is available looking at the energy cost in replacing old functioning appliances with energy efficient new appliances- specificall…

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