Although the government sector represents only 10 to 15 percent of the economy in most countries, carefully targeted public procurement can play a significant role in market transformation through its influence on both buyers and suppliers. Government leadership in energy-efficient purchasing...

The use of epidemiologic research designs and analytical methods is common in nutrition research, as researchers seek to understand dietary and other factors associated with health status and illness. This monograph on research methodology presents the basic observational study designs most...

We have studied the use of industrial energy management and control systems (EMCSs) for monitoring the performance of electric load-shaping measures in three of California's most electricity-intensive and rapidly growing industrial sectors: food, plastics, and computing equipment and...