Willingness to pay for improved environmental performance of the building envelope of office buildings in Hong Kong

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-156

  Leung, T M ^a   Chau, C K ^a   Lee, W L ^a   Yik, F W H ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Averting expenditure; Building envelope; Environmental performance; Revealed preference; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING; COST; ENVIRONMENT; METHODOLOGY; MONEY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 17444424940     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X05052562     Document Type: Article

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