Success for energy efficient renovation of dwellings - Learning from private homeowners

Energy Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 1022-1030

  Risholt, Birgit ^a   Berker, Thomas ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dwelling; Energy efficiency; Renovation

Indexed keywords

DWELLING; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY-EFFICIENT RENOVATIONS; POLICY STRATEGIES; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; RENOVATION; SPECIFIC INFORMATION; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING;

HOUSING; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

NORWAY;

EID: 84881663453     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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