On the integration of leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED)® ND protocol with the energy planning and management tools in Italy: Strengths and weaknesses

Energies

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 5990-6015

  Dall'O', Giuliano ^a   Galante, Annalisa ^a   Sanna, Nicola ^a   Miller, Karin ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b YR and G Sustainability Consulting Education and Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Energy planning; Green house gases (GHG) emission reduction; Leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) ND; Sustainable building code (BC); Sustainable energy action plan (SEAP); Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; GREENHOUSE GASES; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; URBAN GROWTH;

ACTION PLAN; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENERGY PLANNING; LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS; SUSTAINABLE BUILDING; URBAN SUSTAINABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84894669485     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en6115990     Document Type: Article

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