Rethinking social housing: Behavioural patterns and technological innovations

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 33, Issue , 2017, Pages 102-112

  Gianfrate, Valentina ^a   Piccardo, Chiara ^b   Longo, Danila ^a   Giachetta, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy behaviour; Occupants; Retrofit technologies; Social housing; Training measures

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSING; RETROFITTING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY BEHAVIOURS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; OCCUPANTS; SOCIAL DISADVANTAGES; SOCIAL HOUSING; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 85020099736     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2017.05.015     Document Type: Article

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