Improving benefit-cost analysis to overcome financing difficulties in promoting energy-efficient renovation of existing residential buildings in China

Applied Energy

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 119-130

  Wang, Xiaotong ^a,b   Lu, Meijun ^c   Mao, Wei ^a,d   Ouyang, Jinlong ^a   Zhou, Bo ^a   Yang, Yunkai ^d  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c Department of Architecture North China Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydroelectric   (China)

^d China CMCU Engineering Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Benefit cost analysis; Cost effectiveness; Financing; Win win

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COST ACCOUNTING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCE; HOUSING; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RETROFITTING;

BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING TOOL; ENERGY-EFFICIENT RENOVATIONS; ENERGY-SAVING BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; FINANCING; WIN-WIN;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

CHINA;

EID: 84920166859     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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