The potential for energy efficiency gains in the Canadian commercial building sector: A stochastic frontier study

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1769-1780

  Buck, J ^a   Young, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commercial buildings; Energy efficiency; Stochastic frontier

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RANDOM PROCESSES;

COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; RANDOM PROCESSES;

BUILDING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; OWNERSHIP; STOCHASTICITY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34250192559     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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