Tenure, funding scheme and spatial diffusion of residential retrofit across Great Britain
By: Sahar Mirzaie, Zhihao Zhang and Hossein Radmard
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.66506/essp.7-043-26 | Journal eISSN: 2001-7960
Language: English
Page range: 30 - 30
Submitted on: Mar 22, 2026
Accepted on: May 17, 2026
Published on: Jul 31, 2026
Published by: European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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