| Preface | |
| Opening Speech | p. 1 |
| Speech by the Ministry of Industry and Trade | p. 7 |
| Energy Efficiency of our Appliances in the Household Industry | p. 9 |
| Domestic Lighting and Energy Efficiency: the Assoluce Position | p. 17 |
| The Road to Kyoto: What we Have Achieved, What Shall Be Done (Technologies) | p. 23 |
| Energy Services in the Domestic Sector as a Result of the Liberalised Market | p. 29 |
| The Way Forward | p. 32 |
| Energy Efficiency Standards in the U.S. | p. 34 |
| High Performance Clothes Washer in-Site Demonstration in a Multi-Housing Multi-User Environment | p. 37 |
| 20% Less Energy on Washing Machines: How Were the Savings Achieved? | p. 48 |
| Field Test of Heat-Fed Washing Machines and Laundry Dryers | p. 58 |
| Heat Pump or Gas-Heating: New Approaches to Save Energy for Drying of Laundry | p. 71 |
| New Washing Technologies for the New Millennium | p. 78 |
| How Precise Labelling Can Be Done? Experience with Energy-Label Verification Procedures for Washing Machines | p. 89 |
| Assessment of the Cleaning Efficiency of Domestic Washing Machines with Artificially Soiled Test Cloth | p. 95 |
| Development of a New Energy Efficient Combined Refrigerator/Freezer | p. 107 |
| The Effect of Thermal Aging of Polyurethane to Increasing the Energy Consumption of Refrigerator and Freezer | p. 114 |
| Vacuum Insulation Panels (VIPs) Technology: A Viable Route to Improve Energy Efficiency in Domestic Refrigerators and Freezers | p. 122 |
| Technical and Economical Evaluation of Vacuum Insulated Panels for a European Freezer | p. 128 |
| Socio-Technical Networks and the Sad Case of the Condensing Boiler | p. 141 |
| International Heat Pump Status and Policy Review | p. 156 |
| Innovative Heating - Air Conditioning System with Electric Heat Pump in Residential and Services Sectors | p. 168 |
| Operazione "Caldaia Sicura", Maintenance and Inspection for Heating Systems | p. 177 |
| Design for Energy Efficiency as a Basis for Innovations in Kitchen Appliances: "Ex Nihilo Nil Fit, Nil Fit Ad Nihilum" | p. 182 |
| Energy Use of Central Heating Pumps, Appliance Efficiency at the Component Level | p. 192 |
| Natural Gas for Domestic Appliances in Austria. Future Perspectives and the Potential of Energy Efficient Technologies | p. 198 |
| Cogeneration for Energy Saving in Household Applications | p. 210 |
| An Efficient Induction Motor Vector Controller for Washing Machine Applications | p. 223 |
| An Improved Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive for Household Refrigerators | p. 235 |
| Voltage Regulator for Single-Phase Asynchronous Motor | p. 247 |
| Energy Use of U.S. Consumer Electronics at the End of the 20th Century | p. 256 |
| An Energy Efficiency Index for TVs | p. 267 |
| Whole-House Measurements of Standby Power Consumption | p. 278 |
| Drivers of Market Transformation in Domestic Lighting | p. 287 |
| Compact Fluorescent Torchieres: A Case Study in Market Transformation | p. 299 |
| The European Design Competition for Dedicated CFL Fixtures: A Successful Example of Market Transformation | p. 310 |
| Know Thy Customers: The Use and Value of Customer Segmentation in Marketing Energy-Efficient Lighting | p. 319 |
| CFL Assembly at Some Budgetary Consumers - A DSM Action Financed by CONEL/S.C. Electrica S.A. | p. 330 |
| Promotion of Consulting Centre Establishment for Energy Efficiency Lighting Systems Implementation in Kharkov (Ukraine) | p. 341 |
| Chinese Lighting Energy Consumption and the Potential Impact of the Proposed Ballast Energy Efficiency Standard | p. 343 |
| Energy and Carbon Impact of New U.S. Fluorescent Lamp Ballast. Energy Efficiency Standards | p. 355 |
| Application of Uncertainty in Life Cycle Cost Analysis of New U.S. Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Energy Efficiency Standards | p. 367 |
| A General Design for Energy Test Procedures | p. 379 |
| Refrigeration Energy Label Standard Measurements Linked to Energy Consumption in Daily Use | p. 389 |
| Cold Appliance European Ring Test | p. 395 |
| A Generic Approach to the Determination of Refrigerator Energy Efficiency | p. 404 |
| A New Method for Detailed Electric Consumption of Domestic Appliances | p. 419 |
| A Measured Factor-4 House | p. 428 |
| Metering Campaign on All Cooking End-Uses in 100 Households | p. 439 |
| Should Research Money Been Spent for Intrusive or Non-Intrusive End-Use Metering? | p. 450 |
| A Consumer Advice on Energy Efficient Use and Purchase of Household Appliances and Lighting | p. 461 |
| Influencing Consumer Behaviour - Danish Clothes Washing as an Example | p. 468 |
| Room Air Conditioners: Consumer Survey in Italy and Spain | p. 475 |
| Domestic Appliance Salesperson as Consumer's Information Source | p. 490 |
| Changing the Electricity Customer Mentality, Under Energy Market Liberalisation Circumstances | p. 498 |
| The Second Turn of the Energy Efficiency Spiral | p. 508 |
| Lower Carbon Futures for European Households | p. 518 |
| High Efficiency Household Appliances and Low Income Families in Italy | p. 529 |
| Present Status and Perspective of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policies in Japan - Residential and Commercial Sector | p. 541 |
| Impacts of U.S. Appliance Standards to Date | p. 547 |
| Standards and Labels of Household Appliances as an Opportunity to Reduce CO2 Emissions | p. 560 |
| How Energy Labelling Affected Production Decisions of Appliance Manufacturers in Thailand | p. 570 |
| Evaluating the Impact of Appliance Efficiency Labeling Programs and Standards | p. 581 |
| New for Old: Redesigning the Australian Energy Label | p. 592 |
| Testing of International Appliance Labeling Approaches with U.S. Consumers | p. 603 |
| Standardization and Labeling of Electrical Appliances in Malaysia | p. 615 |
| Energy Efficiency of Electric Appliances and the Energy Label: Review of the Special Situation for Ovens | p. 623 |
| Labelling Domestic Ovens | p. 628 |
| Variability of Consumer Impacts from Energy Efficiency Standards | p. 640 |
| Market Transformation in CEEs: Results from the SACHA Projects | p. 652 |
| Supporting a Network for Energy Efficiency Labels and Standards Programs in Developing Countries | p. 666 |
| The Calculation Method and Potential of Energy Saving in Energy Labeling Program for Indonesia | p. 679 |
| Making it Obvious: Designing Feedback into Energy Consumption | p. 685 |
| Impact on Implementing Demand Side Management in the Residential Sector | p. 697 |
| The UK's Green Electricity Market: Is it Sprouting? | p. 709 |
| Selling a Function Instead of a Product: Renting White Goods Via Functional Service Contracts (FUNSERVE) | p. 724 |
| ENEA Activities on Demand Side Management | p. 735 |
| Europe's Most Energy Efficient Refrigerator-Freezers - the European Countries Working Together on the Forefront of the Market | p. 744 |
| Domestic Appliances as Virtual Power Stations | p. 756 |
| Transforming Multifamily Properties to Efficient Appliances and Lighting Via Centralized and Negotiated Procurements | p. 768 |
| The Idea Network and Appliance Efficiency | p. 779 |
| Maximising the Improvements, Minimising the Investments. A Case History from a Manufacturer | p. 787 |
| The Danish Electricity Saving Trust: the Campaign in Autumn 1999 - A Review of Experience | p. 796 |
| The Sky is the Limit! Or Why Can More Efficient Appliances Not Decrease the Electricity Consumption of Dutch Households | p. 806 |
| Criteria Definition and Recognition Mechanisms for Accelerated Innovation | p. 818 |
| Major Appliance Energy Efficiency Trends in the European Union | p. 828 |
| Creating a Carbon Market | p. 845 |
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