Energy efficiency in the British housing stock: Energy demand and the Homes Energy Efficiency Database

Energy Policy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 462-480

  Hamilton, Ian G ^a   Steadman, Philip J ^a   Bruhns, Harry ^a   Summerfield, Alex J ^a   Lowe, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy; Housing; Retrofit

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY METERS; ELECTRICITY USE; EMPIRICAL DATA; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATE; ENERGY; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; HIGH QUALITY DATA; RETROFIT;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; HOUSING; INVESTMENTS; RETROFITTING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GAS SUPPLY; GOVERNMENT; HOUSING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84880332859     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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