Application and importance of cost-benefit analysis to energy efficiency projects in public buildings: The case of serbia

Thermal Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 915-929

  Mihić, Marko ^a   Petrović, Dejan Č ^a   Vučković, Aleksandar M ^a   Obradović, Vladimir Lj ^a   Djurović, Dejan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Community; Cost Benefit analysis; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Energy efficiency; Projects; Public buildings

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY IS; COST-BENEFITS ANALYSIS; DEMAND ALLOCATION; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; EFFECTIVENESS; EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCIES; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; PROJECT; PUBLIC BUILDINGS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84868368125     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI110911090M     Document Type: Article

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