Appraisal of UK funding frameworks for energy research in housing

Building Research and Information

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 446-460

  Gupta, Rajat ^a   Gregg, Matthew ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

building; climate change; energy; energy policy; housing; research policy; retrofitting

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NATURE; DEMAND REDUCTION; DOMESTIC ENERGY; DOMESTIC ENERGY USE; ENERGY; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY REDUCTION; ENERGY RESEARCH; ENERGY USE; EVOLUTIONARY CHANGES; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH; NATIONAL LEVEL; POLICY MEASURES; RESEARCH FUNDING; RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES; RESEARCH POLICIES;

BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSING; RETROFITTING; SATELLITES;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84864039325     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2012.683240     Document Type: Article

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