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The construction industry as agents of energy demand configuration in the existing housing stock

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  • Killip, Gavin
  • Owen, Alice

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•Construction firms are agents of energy policy.•Elements of disruption and continuity are needed for retrofit delivery.•Co-ordination, skills, practice innovations, regulation and compliance are key.•Energy policy support should be extended to skill and network development.•Energy policy and industrial strategy need to be aligned.

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  • Killip, Gavin & Owen, Alice, 2020. "The construction industry as agents of energy demand configuration in the existing housing stock," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 147(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:147:y:2020:i:c:s0301421520305346
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111816
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