Do homeowners use energy labels? A comparison between Denmark and Belgium

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2879-2888

  Gram Hanssen, Kirsten ^a   Bartiaux, Françoise ^b   Michael Jensen, Ole ^a   Cantaert, Madeleine ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b FNRS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Energy saving; EPBD; Households

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSES; LABELS;

ENERGY ASSESSMENT; ENERGY LABELS; HOUSEHOLDS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847699994     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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