How are UK homes heated? A city-wide, socio-technical survey and implications for energy modelling

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 86, Issue , 2015, Pages 817-832

  Kane, T ^a   Firth, S K ^a   Lomas, K J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BREDEM; Building energy modelling; Heating practices; Household refurbishment; Internal temperatures

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; SURVEYS;

BREDEM; BUILDING ENERGY MODELLING; HEATING PRACTICE; HOUSEHOLD REFURBISHMENT; INTERNAL TEMPERATURE;

HEATING;

EID: 84911496091     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.10.011     Document Type: Article

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