Beyond the technical: A snapshot of energy and buildings research

Building Research and Information

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 481-492

  Schweber, Libby ^a   Leiringer, Roine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

construction research; energy; interpretivist methodology; literature review; low carbon buildings; public policy; sustainable building

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH; ENERGY; INTERPRETIVIST METHODOLOGY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LOW-CARBON; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING;

INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; PUBLIC POLICY;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84864033941     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2012.675713     Document Type: Article

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