Irrational homeowners? How aesthetics and heritage values influence thermal retrofit decisions in the United Kingdom

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 11, Issue , 2016, Pages 97-108

  Sunikka Blank, Minna ^a   Galvin, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Built heritage; Energy efficiency; Policy; Thermal retrofit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943328538     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2015.09.004     Document Type: Article

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