A conceptual framework for future-proofing the energy performance of buildings

Energy Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 145-155

  Georgiadou, Maria Christina ^a   Hacking, Theophilus ^b   Guthrie, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy performance; Future proofing; Low energy buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDING ENERGY; BUILDING PROFESSIONALS; BUILDING STOCKS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DESIGN PROCESS; DESIGN TEAM; EARLY DESIGN STAGES; ENERGY DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; FUTURE-PROOFING; KNOWLEDGE MAP; LOW CARBON; LOW ENERGY BUILDINGS; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; RESEARCH AGENDA; RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES; SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LIFE CYCLE;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DESIGN METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862268946     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.039     Document Type: Article

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