Improving Energy Efficiency of Social Housing Areas: A Case Study of a Retrofit Achieving an "A" Energy Performance Rating in the UK

European Planning Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-145

  Sunikka Blank, Minna ^a   Chen, Jun ^a   Britnell, Judith ^b   Dantsiou, Dimitra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; SOCIAL HOUSING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863116049     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2011.638494     Document Type: Article

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