Evaluating the evaluations: Evidence from energy efficiency programmes in Germany and the UK

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 450-458

  Rosenow, Jan ^a   Galvin, Ray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency programmes; Evaluations; Free rider effects; Prebound effect; Rebound effect

Indexed keywords

BUILDING REHABILITATIONS; ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS; EVALUATIONS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; FREE-RIDERS; PREBOUND EFFECT; REBOUND EFFECT; REDUCTION EFFECTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84876275601     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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