Review of laundry energy efficiency studies conducted by the US Department of Energy

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 228-236

  Hustvedt, Gwendolyn ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appliances; Behaviour; Efficiency; Energy; Laundry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867686317     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00970.x     Document Type: Article

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