Challenges and future directions for energy and buildings research

Building Research and Information

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 391-400

  Summerfield, A J ^a   Lowe, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MODELS; DATA OWNERSHIP; DATA SETS; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DIGITAL FORMAT; LOCAL AUTHORITIES; PUBLIC FUNDING; REGULATORY PROCESS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; STANDARD PRACTICES; URBAN ENERGY;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONSTRUCTION;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84864038379     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2012.693839     Document Type: Review

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