Unseen influence-The role of low carbon retrofit advisers and installers in the adoption and use of domestic energy technology

Energy Policy

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 169-179

  Owen, A ^a   Mitchell, G ^a   Gouldson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermediaries; Retrofit; Technology diffusion

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; RETROFITTING;

CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; INTERMEDIARIES; LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES; MICRO-ENTERPRISES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RETROFIT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

RETROFITTING; CARBON;

CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY POLICY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; MICROENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84905961932     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.06.013     Document Type: Article

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