The meanings of practices for energy consumption - A comparison of homes and workplaces

Science and Technology Studies

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 72-92

  Palm, Jenny ^a   Darby, Sarah J ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low energy building; Practice theory; Tenants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906748781     PISSN: 22434690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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