Forecasting uptake of retrofit packages in office building stock under government incentives

Energy Policy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 501-511

  Higgins, Andrew ^a   Syme, Mike ^a   McGregor, James ^a   Marquez, Leorey ^a   Seo, Seongwon ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; Energy efficiency; Incentives; Office buildings; Retrofit

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION MODEL; GOVERNMENT INCENTIVE; GOVERNMENT PROJECTS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; INCENTIVES; REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RETROFIT; TECHNOLOGY PACKAGES;

DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FORECASTING; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

RETROFITTING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; INCENTIVE; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84890310755     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.041     Document Type: Article

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