A preliminary inquiry into why buildings remain energy inefficient and the potential remedy

HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 32-36

  Yik, Francis W H ^a   Lee, W L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Barriers to Improvements; Commercial Buildings; Energy Efficiency; Policies; Research Needed; Socio economic Implications

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0036553861     PISSN: 1023697X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023697X.2002.10667866     Document Type: Article

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