Energy retrofit and occupant behaviour in protected housing: A case study of the Brunswick Centre in London

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 120-130

  Ben, Hui ^a   Steemers, Koen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy modelling; Energy retrofit; Occupant behaviour; Potential energy saving; Protected listed housing

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSING; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RETROFITTING; SOFTWARE TESTING; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY MODELLING; ENERGY RETROFIT; HERITAGE CONSERVATION; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE; INTERVENTION MEASURES; OCCUPANT BEHAVIOUR; ENERGY MODEL;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 84902265125     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.05.019     Document Type: Article

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