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Appliance and Equipment Standards, Required Labeling

Appliance and equipment standards define a minimum level of energy efficiency that must be met by residential appliances, such as heaters and cookstoves as well as commercial and industrial equipment. This sector does not include devices integrated into buildings, such as lighting or transportation.

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American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) Standards and Guidelines (Website)

This resource is the website of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE), which develops standards…

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American Society of Heating

Refrigeratin and Air-Conditioning Engineers

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Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (Website)

The Asia Pacific Partnership (APP) on Clean Development and Climate Website enables users to view current and past APP clean…

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Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate

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Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy (Website)

Ashden champions and promotes practical, local energy solutions that cut carbon, protect the environment, reduce poverty, and improve people’s lives.…

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Ashden

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Appliance Standby Power and Energy Consumption in South African Households

A modified engineering model is proposed to estimate standby power and energy losses in households. The modified model accounts for…

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University of Witwatersrand

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Building Energy Software Tools Directory

This directory provides information on hundreds of building software tools for evaluating energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability in buildings.…

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United States Department of Energy

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Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations (Website)

This website lists Canada’s energy efficiency regulations and practices in an easy-to-follow format, by amendment number, type and date.

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Natural Resources Canada

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Bureau of Energy Efficiency Standard & Labeling (India) (Website)

This website provides information to Indian citizens on energy efficiency schemes currently in place in India. These schemes include efforts…

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Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency

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Building Technologies Program Webinar Archives

This website provides a compilation of U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Program webinars. The webinars discuss both residential and…

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United States Department of Energy

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Center for Clean Air Policy: Worldwide Climate Programs (Website)

This Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) website provides a complete picture of current and ongoing CCAP climate programmes and…

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Center for Clean Air Policy

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China Refrigerator: Specification Development and Potential Impact

This paper reports on the development of energy labelling systems for China. It begins by outlining where the market on…

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United States Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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CLASP (Website)

CLASP is an international non-profit organization that accelerates worldwide implementation of best-in-class appliance energy efficiency policies via technical and market…

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Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program

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Chinese National Standards (Website)

This website provides a simple list of the Chinese National Energy Standards. The list is not comprehensive, but provides a…

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United States Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Clean Energy Project Interactive Map

reegle provides a worldwide, filterable map of ongoing and completed clean energy projects with access to detailed project descriptions found…

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reegle

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Climate and Energy Webcasts

This website provides access to a collection of webcasts and podcasts presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Climate…

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

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ClimateTechWiki: A Clean Energy Platform (Website)

This database provides publications, case studies, tools, general discussions, and other resources focusing on a wide variety of technologies. Users…

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United Nations

Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

Energy Research Center of the Netherlands

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University of Edinburgh

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership

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Code of Practice on Energy Labelling of Products

This document sets out practical guidance and technical details for energy efficiency labelling of air conditioners, refrigerating appliances, compact fluorescent…

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Hong Kong Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

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Code of Conduct on Data Centres' Energy Efficiency

This resource is a voluntary code of conduct that proposes general principles and practical actions to be followed by all…

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European Commission

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Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE)

This database provides comprehensive information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy…

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United States Department of Energy