Does the energy labelling system for domestic tumble dryers serve its purpose?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1300-1305

  Stawreberg, Lena ^a   Wikström, Fredrik ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Drying load; Energy label

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR; ENERGY LABEL; ENERGY LABELLING; ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS; HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LABELLING SYSTEMS; LOW ENERGIES; LOWER COST; SMALL LOAD; STANDARD LOADS; TUMBLE DRYERS;

DRIERS (MATERIALS); DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LABELS; STANDARDIZATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79958175671     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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