Volume 8 - Human Dimensions of Energy Consumption

Panel 8 Introduction

Air Conditioning in the Tropics: Cool Comfort or Cultural Conditioning?

Lawrence Agbemabiese, Kofi Berko, Jr. and Peter du Pont, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware

Does the Air-Conditioning Engineering Rubric Work in Residences?

Karl Brown, California Institute for Energy Efficiency; Carl Blumstein, University of California Energy Institute; Loren Lutzenhiser, Washington State University; Bruce Hackett, University of California at Davis; Y. Joe Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

User Satisfaction with Innovative Cooling Retrofits in Sacramento Public Housing

Rick Diamond, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory; Jim Remus, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Bruce Vincent, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Reality Check: Comparing Policymaker Perceptions with Consumer Energy Behavior

Peter T. duPont and Deirdre Lord, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware

How Customers Interpret and Use Comparative Graphics of Their Energy Use

Christine Egan, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware; Willett Kempton, College of Marine Studies and Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware; Anita Eide, Deirdre Lord and Christopher Payne, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, University of Delaware

Quantifying Occupant Energy Behavior Using Pattern Analysis Techniques

Ashley F. Emery, University of Washington; Lisa M. Gartland, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Energy and Environmental Awareness in Swedish and American Households

Rita J. Erickson, University of Minnesota

Consumer Choice of Energy Using Durables—Competing Interpretations

Kevin B. Fitzgerald, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Persistence Happens

Patrice Ignelzi, Pacific Consulting Services; Marian Brown, Southern California Edison

Are Energy Savings Due to Ceiling Fans Just Hot Air?

Patrick W. James, Florida Power and Light; Jeffrey K. Sonne, Robin K. Vieira, Danny S. Parker and Michael T. Anello, Florida Solar Energy Center

Advertising, Customer Awareness and Energy Conserving Behavior

Gerry P. Keane and Kenneth H. Tiedemann, B.C. Hydro

Improving the Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Kyrghyzstan

Michael Lorsbach and Georg Narciss, Friedemann & Johnson Consultants GmbH; Erkin Kaparovich Boronbaev, Kyrghyz Institute for Architecture and Construction

Coordinated Contractors and Contracting Knowledge: The Organizational Structure of Energy Efficiency Research and Development in the United States and the United Kingdom

Loren Lutzenhiser, Washington State University; Elizabeth Shove, University of Lancaster, United Kingdom

Social Meanings of Electric Light: A Different History of the United States

Mithra Moezzi, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Life Style Perspectives in the Danish Energy Plan

Lene Nielsen, Joergen Abildgaard, Peter Gundelach, Ole Michael Jensen, Grete Korremann, and Jeppe Laessoee, Ministry of Environment and Energy

Commercial and Industrial Customer Perceptions of Electric End-Use Consumption: A Comparison with Audit-Based Estimates

Andrew Parece and Thomas Michelman, Xenergy, Inc.; Dinesh Bhagani, Northeast Utilities

Central Air Conditioner Usage Patterns in Low-Income Housing in a Hot and Humid Climate: Influences on Energy Use and Peak Demand

Danny S. Parker, Stephen F. Barkaszi, Jr., John R. Sherwin, and C. Steven Richardson, Florida Solar Energy Center

Behavioral Aspects of Lighting and Occupancy Sensors in Private Offices: A Case Study of a University Office Building

Scott Pigg, Energy Center of Wisconsin; Mark Eilers, Independent Consultant; John Reed, TecMRKT Works

Completing the Conservation Cycle: Customer Education and Customer Satisfaction

Philip Scherzer, SESCO, Inc.

People in the Greenhouse Environment: International Comparison of Indicators of CO2 Emissions from Homes and Travel

Lee Schipper, International Energy Agency

The Rise and Decline of Energy Bureaucracies

Howard Schwartz, Washington State Energy Office

Big Stick or Bendy Stick? Regulating for Energy Efficiency

Elizabeth Shove and Sujatha Raman, Centre for the Study of Environmental Change Lancaster University, United Kingdom

How Contractors Really Size Air Conditioning Systems

Robin K. Vieira, Danny S. Parker, Jon F. Klongerbo, Jeffrey K. Sonne, and Jo Ellen Cummings, Florida Solar Energy Center

Product Concept and Field Test of Green Marketing Programs

Richard O. Weijo and Douglas R. Boleyn, Portland General Electric

Predicting Heating and Cooling Energy Use in New California Houses

Saill White and Bruce Wilcox, Energy Solutions Unlimited

The Dynamics of Changing Japanese Energy Consumption Patterns and their Implications for Sustainable Consumption

Harold Wilhite, Ressurskonsult; Hidetoshi Nakagami and Chiharu Murakoshi, Jynkankyo Research Institute