Towards systemic domestic retrofit: A social practices approach

Building Research and Information

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 563-574

  Karvonen, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

energy efficiency; housing; retrofit; social practices; socio technical; sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS; EXISTING HOUSING STOCKS; FINANCIAL INCENTIVES; INFORMATION PROVISION; RETROFIT; SOCIAL PRACTICES; SOCIOTECHNICAL; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HOUSING;

RETROFITTING;

EID: 84880408657     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2013.805298     Document Type: Article

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