Enhancing energy efficiency in public buildings: The role of local energy audit programmes

Energy Policy

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages 364-373

  Annunziata, Eleonora ^a   Rizzi, Francesco ^a,b   Frey, Marco ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ EUROPEA DI ROMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy audit; Energy efficiency; Knowledge management

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC SUPPORTS; ENERGY AUDIT; EXISTING STRUCTURE; LONG-TERM STRATEGY; MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES; MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; ZERO-ENERGY BUILDINGS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; CAPACITY BUILDING; DATA SET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; KNOWLEDGE;

ITALY;

EID: 84898863369     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.02.027     Document Type: Article

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