Green housing: Toward a new energy efficiency paradox?

Cities

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 76-87

  Copiello, Sergio ^a   Bonifaci, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buildings energy efficiency; Discounted Cash Flow; Energy efficiency paradox; Energy savings

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; COST ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; INVESTMENT; SAVINGS;

ITALY;

EID: 84938261760     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2015.07.006     Document Type: Article

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