Split incentives and energy efficiency in Canadian multi-family dwellings

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3655-3668

  Maruejols, Lucie ^a   Young, Denise ^a,b  

^a CBEEDAC ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agency effects; Energy efficiency; Household behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGENCY EFFECTS; ECO-FRIENDLY; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; FUEL PRICES; HOUSEHOLD BEHAVIOUR; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE; MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR; TEMPERATURE SETTING;

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; HEATING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INCENTIVE;

CANADA;

EID: 79955890143     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.03.072     Document Type: Article

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