Utilising resident feedback to inform energy-saving interventions at the Barbican

Local Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 539-559

  Behar, Carrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

energy efficiency; feedback; housing; iconic architecture; post occupancy evaluation; retrofit

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BUILDING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GOVERNMENT RELATIONS; HOUSING;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84902204580     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2013.810205     Document Type: Article

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