Climate change impacts on U.S. commercial building energy consumption: An analysis using sample survey data

Energy Sources

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 177-201

  Belzer, David B ^a   Scott, Michael J ^a   Sands, Ronald D ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Commercial buildings; Energy consumption; Energy demand; Global warming; United States

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COOLING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; PLANNING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; ENERGY DEMAND; SAMPLE SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 0030106476     PISSN: 00908312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00908319608908758     Document Type: Article

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