Pathways to decarbonizing the housing sector: A scenario analysis

Building Research and Information

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-50

  Newton, Peter W ^a   Tucker, Selwyn N ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

appliances; Australia; climate change; energy efficiency; housing policy; low carbon society; zero carbon homes

Indexed keywords

APPLIANCES; AUSTRALIA; HOUSING POLICY; LOW-CARBON; ZERO-CARBON HOMES;

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEATING; MESH GENERATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES;

EID: 78650727542     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2010.531085     Document Type: Article

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