Negotiating comfort in low energy housing: The politics of intermediation

Energy Policy

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 213-222

  Grandclément, Catherine ^a   Karvonen, Andrew ^b   Guy, Simon ^c  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comfort; Domestic buildings; Energy efficiency; Intermediation; Occupation stage

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY; COMFORT; DOMESTIC BUILDINGS; ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS; INTERMEDIATION; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SOCIO-TECHNICAL STUDIES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BUILDING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; STAKEHOLDER;

FRANCE; GRENOBLE; ISERE; RHONE-ALPES;

EID: 84937679315     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.11.034     Document Type: Article

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