Future Energy-Related House Renovations in Sweden: One-Stop-Shop as a Shortcut to the Decision-Making Journey

A Sequential Multi-Staged Approach for Developing Digital One-Stop Shops to Support Energy Renovations of Residential Buildings

“…The main trigger for renovations in our case study appears to be the increase in thermal and acoustic comfort (83% of participants), both for past and future renovations, as also found by other authors (e.g., [14,84]). Aesthetic improvements and maintenance are also high on the agenda for these households, which correlates with other research that noted that energy-related renovation has a lower priority [23,85]. Survey results from this study suggest that over half of homeowners are interested in renovating their dwellings, a slightly lower value than that stated in [86]; in that report, the authors conducted a survey of property owners and found that around 70% of Portuguese respondents said that they planned to carry out renovation works.…”

The role of one-stop shops in energy renovation - a comparative analysis of OSSs cases in Europe

“…The authors found a general low interest in the OSSs offering package solutions to encourage renovation decisions in detached houses, highlighting the need to adjust the OSSs concept to the local context, as the market for detached houses is very context-specific. , Mahapatra et al (2019) and Pardalis et al (2021) investigated the same household types, conducting an online survey. In addition to exploring the causal relationships among variables underlying the decision to renovate with a structural equation modelling approach, the authors found that only a specific segment of the population showed an interest in the OSSs, namely the middle-aged and with higher income and education, suggesting the need for customizing renovation package solution based on socio-demographics.…”

“…While all energy efficiency projects could be good candidates, OSSs are particularly well equipped in addressing the market fragmentation barrier on both demand and supply sides , overcoming some of the sociotechnical barriers surrounding the decision to renovate in a holistic way (Mahapatra et al, 2013(Mahapatra et al, , 2011). Yet, there are only a few studies specifically investigating the OSS approach (Brown, 2018;De Nigris, 2019;Mahapatra et al, 2013;Pandelieva-Dimova, 2017;Pardalis, Mahapatra, Bravo, & Mainali, 2019;Pardalis, Mahapatra, Mainali, & Bravo, 2021;, in part because it has only recently started to emerge in Europe (Boza-Kiss & Bertoldi, 2018). In the "Smart Financing for Smart Buildings initiative" published in Annex 1 to the Clean Energy Package, the European Commission encourages Member States to develop dedicated local or regional OSSs as a means of promoting more locally developed project pipelines and strong and trustworthy partnerships with local actors such as SMEs, financial institutions, and energy agencies.…”

One-Stop-Shops for Energy Renovation of Dwellings in Europe—Approach to the Factors That Determine Success and Future Lines of Action

“…Ebrahimigharehbagh et al [28] indicated that homeowners' decision to carry out renovations is influenced by a series of personal (awareness, attitudes, beliefs, experiences, and skills), contextual and external factors. In a study in Sweden that analysed the attitudes of homeowners to future renovations and OSSs for renovation, Pardalis et al [42] suggested that priority is still not given to substantial renovations and there is more willingness to change specific components gradually. In addition, cosmetic renovations occupy a prominent place, followed by some structural and energy renovations.…”

“…The level of environmental awareness also plays an important role. In this respect, homeowners who have greater environmental awareness may be more interested in renovating, as they understand the environmental impacts of the use of energy and feel that they are contributing to a greater goal, such as mitigating climate change [42]. However, in contrast, Faiers and Neame [44] suggested that consumers who are more aware of environmental preservation are reluctant to carry out home improvements because they know that other actions in their daily life compensate for the inefficiency of their dwelling (responsible household energy use, and in other areas, use of efficient means of transport and waste separation, among others).…”