Review on the european strategies for energy-efficient buildings

International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-99

  Koukkari, Heli ^a   Brangança, Luís ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Building; Building Stock; Energy Efficiency; Europe; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007809978     PISSN: 2093761X     EISSN: 20937628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5390/SUSB.2011.2.1.087     Document Type: Article

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