Domestic UK retrofit challenge: Barriers, incentives and current performance leading into the Green Deal

Energy Policy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2012, Pages 294-305

  Dowson, Mark ^a,b   Poole, Adam ^b   Harrison, David ^a   Susman, Gideon ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BURO HAPPOLD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Green Deal; Hard to treat homes; Passivhaus

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVE; CURRENT PERFORMANCE; EMBODIED ENERGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICIES; GERMANY; GREEN DEAL; HARD-TO-TREAT HOMES; HOUSING STOCK; INCENTIVE SCHEMES; LOAN REPAYMENTS; OPERATIONAL SAVINGS; PASSIVHAUS; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOLID WALL; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MIXED CONVECTION; RETROFITTING;

HOUSING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL HOUSING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866922742     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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