Domestic energy use, lifestyles and POE: Past lessons for current problems

Building Research and Information

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 578-588

  Vale, Brenda ^a   Vale, Robert ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

autonomy; behaviour; ecological overshoot; energy efficiency; housing; Jevons's paradox; lifestyles; post occupancy evaluation (POE); systems approach

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; BEHAVIOUR; ECOLOGICAL OVERSHOOT; JEVONS'S PARADOX; LIFESTYLES; POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION; SYSTEMS APPROACH;

BUILDING CODES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HOUSES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77956212290     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2010.481438     Document Type: Review

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