Defining and meeting the carbon constraints of the 21st century

Building Research and Information

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 159-175

  Lowe, Robert ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building stock; Carbon tax; Carbon trading; Energy efficiency; Environment; Policy tools; Public policy; Regulations; Sustainability; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544458364     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096132100368939     Document Type: Article

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