"Turning green into gold": A framework for energy performance contracting (EPC) in China's real estate industry

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 109, Issue , 2015, Pages 166-173

  Zhang, Xiaoling ^a   Wu, Zezhou ^b   Feng, Yong ^b   Xu, Pengpeng ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Energy performance contracting (EPC); Energy service company (ESCO); Framework; Green technology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GOLD;

CHINA; ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING; ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY; FRAMEWORK; GREEN TECHNOLOGY;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84925312225     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.037     Document Type: Article

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