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Overcoming barriers to residential energy-efficient lighting: Results of research for The Lighting Pattern Book for Homes
Panel: Panel 3. Human Dimensions of Energy-Use and Conservation
Authors:
Russell P. Leslie, Rensselaer Polytechnik Institute, USA
Kathryn M. Conway, Rensselaer Polytechnik Institute, USA
Abstract
Many barriers exist to the use of efficient lighting in the home. Utility companies, manufacturers, and environmental advocates have lacked statistically reliable quantitative and qualitative information about residentsÉ attitudes and behaviors toward lighting, about the types of products presently used in the homes, and about the economic feasibility of energy-efficient lighting technologies.
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