Low-energy versus conventional residential buildings: Cost and profit

Journal of European Real Estate Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-228

  Zalejska Jonsson, Agnieszka ^a   Lind, Hans ^a   Hintze, Staffan ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Cost; Energy; Low energy buildings; Profit; Residential buildings; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865793516     PISSN: 17539269     EISSN: 17539277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17539261211282064     Document Type: Article

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