The strictest energy requirements in the world: An analysis of the path dependencies of a self-proclaimed success

Energy Policy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 97-104

  Hagelskjær Lauridsen, Erik ^a   Stissing Jensen, Jens ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Building code; Path dependencies; Regime

Indexed keywords

ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; LOW ENERGY HOUSING; PATH DEPENDENCY; REGIME; STRUCTURATION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING;

BUILDING CODES;

BUILDING CODE; ENERGY USE; HEATING; HOUSING; VENTILATION;

DENMARK;

EID: 84871413899     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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