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Heat as medicine - a study of the ceiling retrofit programme in South African low cost housing

@inproceedings{Kirsten2015HeatAM,
  title={Heat as medicine - a study of the ceiling retrofit programme in South African low cost housing},
  author={S Kirsten},
  year={2015}
}

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The Discount Rate

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