Innovation in the U.S. building sector: An assessment of patent citations in building energy control technology

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 819-831

  Altwies, Joy E ^a   Nemet, Gregory F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Building automation; Energy management; Patents

Indexed keywords

BUILDING AUTOMATION; BUILDING CONTROLS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; BUILDING SECTORS; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; END-USES; ENERGY PROBLEM; IN-BUILDINGS; INNOVATION PROCESS; LARGE CONSUMERS; MANAGEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM; PATENT CITATION; PATENTS; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; PRINCIPAL AGENTS; PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

AUTOMATION; BUILDING; CONTROL SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; INNOVATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870686986     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.050     Document Type: Article

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