All about size? - The potential of downsizing in reducing energy demand

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• 作者：Gesche M. Huebner ; ^{g.huebner@ucl.ac.uk} ; David Shipworth
• 关键词：Residential energy consumption ; Downsizing ; Underoccupation ; Energy savings ; Policy ; Building size
• 刊名：Applied Energy
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：186
• 期：part_P2
• 页码：226-233
• 全文大小：461 K
• 卷排序：186

文摘

Building size has huge impact on residential energy consumption. There is significant underoccupation in English homes, even in cities. Huge energy savings are possible if people downsize (move into smaller homes). Lack of alternative, smaller accommodation structural barrier to downsizing.