Low carbon, water-efficient house retrofits: An emergent niche?

Building Research and Information

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 539-548

  Horne, Ralph ^a   Maller, Cecily ^a   Dalton, Tony ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Homeowners; Housing; Low carbon; Retrofit; Water; Water conservation; Water'energy nexus

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; RETROFITTING; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION;

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES; HOMEOWNERS; HOUSING RENOVATIONS; LOW CARBON; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; RETROFIT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SUPPLY AND DEMAND;

HOUSING;

EID: 84901245746     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2014.896173     Document Type: Article

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