Decision criteria for selecting air source heat pump technology in UK low carbon housing

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 623-637

  Pan, Wei ^a   Cooper, Marcel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b James Development Company Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air source heat pump (ASHP); Decision criteria; Innovation; Low carbon housing; Technology selection

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; DECISION MAKING; HOUSING PROJECT; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960670462     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2011.585030     Document Type: Article

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