Building communities: Reducing energy use in tenanted commercial property

Building Research and Information

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 461-472

  Axon, C J ^a   Bright, S J ^b   Dixon, T J ^c   Janda, K B ^b   Kolokotroni, M ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asset management; commercial property; communities of practice; energy management; green leases; landlords; refurbishment; research agenda; socio legal; tenants

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY; COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; GREEN LEASES; LANDLORDS; REFURBISHMENT; RESEARCH AGENDA; SOCIO-LEGAL; TENANTS;

ASSET MANAGEMENT; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84864051235     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2012.680701     Document Type: Article

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