A roadmap for navigating voluntary and mandated programs for building energy efficiency

Energy Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 415-426

  Peterman, Andrew ^a   Kourula, Arno ^b   Levitt, Raymond ^b  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Government and business; Voluntary programs

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; ECONOMIC INCENTIVE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITATIVE APPROACH; ROADMAP; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SURVEY DATA; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGIES; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

INDUSTRY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; BUSINESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; INCENTIVE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857041852     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.026     Document Type: Article

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