Improving the energy efficiency of the existing building stock: A critical review of commercial and institutional buildings

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 1032-1045

  Ruparathna, Rajeev ^a   Hewage, Kasun ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Commercial andinstitutionalbuildings; Critical review; Energy efficiency; Existing buildings; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GASES;

BEHAVIORAL CHANGES; BUILDING STOCKS; COMMERCIAL ANDINSTITUTIONALBUILDING; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; CRITICAL REVIEW; ENERGY; EXISTING BUILDING; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING; TECHNICAL ADVANCEMENT;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84943786615     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: 18790690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2015.09.084     Document Type: Review

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