Policy deficiencies in promoting building energy efficiency in mainland China

Proceedings of CRIOCM 2006 International Research Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 782-790

  Qian, Kun ^a   Wu, Jin ^b   Chan, Edwin H W ^c  

^a DONGBEI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Energy efficient Building; Information Asymmetry; Market Orientation; Policy Mechanism

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES; CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS; EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; MARKET ORIENTATION; POLICY MECHANISMS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84929088494     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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