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This paper discusses the authors’ work with USAID to transfer specific information, techniques, and strategies to Brazil, designed/selected/based on field research and consultation with key USAID partners and other stakeholders. The paper will specifically describe: the Brazilian versus US energy markets; technical training/capacity building needs in Brazil for 2004; areas where Brazil and the US face similar challenges and a brief description of how they’re addressing them; successes and lessons learned to date, including post-training results (where available); and preliminary plans/ideas for delivering additional capacity building support to Brazil in 2005.

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Panels of the 2004 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Panel 1. Residential Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Panel 2. Residential Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Panel 3. Commercial Buildings: Technologies, Design, Performance Analysis, and Building Industry Trends

Panel 4. Commercial Buildings: Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation

Panel 5. Utility Regulation and Deregulation: Incentives, Strategies, and Policies

Panel 6. Market Transformation: Designing for Lasting Change

Panel 7. Human and Social Dimensions of Energy Use: Trends and Their Implications

Panel 8. Energy and Environmental Policy: Changing the Climate for Energy Efficiency

Panel 9. Efficient Buildings in Efficient Communities

Panel 10. Roundtables: Thinking Outside the Box

Panel 11. Appliances and Equipment