On the relation between the energy and social characteristics of the residential sector

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 893-905

  Santamouris, M ^a   Kapsis, K ^a   Korres, D ^a   Livada, I ^a   Pavlou, C ^a   Assimakopoulos, M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Buildings; Energy consumption; Energy poverty; Income

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COSTS; DATA HANDLING; ECONOMICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ENERGY POVERTY; OIL PRICES; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; TECHNICAL DATA;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 34249063731     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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