Predicting and saving the consumption of electricity in sub-tropical hotels

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 228-237

  Chan, Wilco W ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electricity; Energy consumption; Hong Kong; Hotels

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744378357     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110510591918     Document Type: Review

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