The impact of energy efficient house construction on homeownership costs: A comparative study in Gainesville, Florida

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-98

  Smith, Marc T ^a   Jones, Pierce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Housing cost; Residential energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84984626369     PISSN: 1077727X     EISSN: 15523934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X03255947     Document Type: Article

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