Achieving affordable housing through energy efficiency strategy

Energy Policy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 288-298

  Copiello, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buildings energy efficiency; Discounted Cash Flow; Green affordable housing; Property investment valuation; Public Private Partnership; Social housing

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; HEATING; HOUSING; INVESTMENTS;

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW; PROPERTY INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; SOCIAL HOUSING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

AFFORDABLE HOUSING; CAPITAL MARKET; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SOCIAL HOUSING; VALUATION;

ITALY;

EID: 84938222078     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2015.06.017     Document Type: Article

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