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Metrics for energy performance in operation: the fallacy of single indicators

By: Bill Bordass  
Open Access
|Jun 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.35 | Journal eISSN: 2632-6655
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 14, 2020
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Accepted on: Jun 1, 2020
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Published on: Jun 30, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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