Energy conservation and building design: The environmental legislation push and pull factors

Structural Survey

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 375-390

  Adeyeye, Kemi ^a   Osmani, Mohamed ^a   Brown, Claire ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building specifications; Energy conservation; Environmental politics; Legislation; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STRATEGIES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES; ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY; ENERGY-EFFICIENT DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 36348971757     PISSN: 0263080X     EISSN: 17586844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02630800710838428     Document Type: Article

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