Renovating the retrofit process: People-centered business models and co-created partnerships for low-energy buildings in Norway

Xue, Yunxia; Salaj, Alenka Temeljotov; Lindkvist, Carmel

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.102406

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“…Reducing energy needs by 30% is considered achievable (RE2). This will, of course, depend on the condition of the building before the renovation, which also takes into consideration urban FM recommendations for good partnerships public private people partnership (PPPP), citizen participation and financial support mechanisms (Jowkar et al , 2022; Xue et al , 2022; Temeljotov Salaj and Lindkvist, 2021). This is also the EU’s intention, as the renovation of existing buildings involves much lower greenhouse gas emissions than the demolition of buildings and implementing new construction projects (Soares et al , 2017; Støre-Valen et al , 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, urban FM as a premise of global citizenship reflects the principle of awareness to take an active role in communities to make the planet more equal, fair and sustainable (Kuijlenburg, 2020), exploring and designing the health-directed design interventions in cities (Nijkamp and Mobach, 2020); therefore, urban FM is important for shaping future standards to focus on facilitating liveable areas, health and well-being, which are included in SDGs 3, “good health” and 11, “sustainable cities and communities”. An important role of urban FM is to socially engage citizens with public/private partners and neighbours to collectively motivate them for sustainable transformation (Jowkar et al , 2022; Xue et al , 2022). This requires changes in the standards, promotion and follow-ups, and it means that scholars must be educated about new topics, organise different kinds of events and discuss their impact with regard to the teaching experiences (Collins et al , 2022).…”

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Norwegian stakeholder's attitudes towards EU taxonomy

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Støre-Valen

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Purpose The European Union (EU) aims to become climate-neutral by 2050. Achieving this requires targeted measures and strategies. One of the instruments of the EU is the EU taxonomy, a classification system with the purpose of creating a common definition of what economic activities are deemed sustainable. The paper aims to examine how the EU taxonomy can affect the Norwegian construction industry, property owners and facilities management (FM) providers. Design/methodology/approach The research is based on a document analysis and interviews with main stakeholders within the financial sector, construction and real estate (RE) sector, authorities, environmental organisations and businesses related to FM and RE. Findings The findings show that different stakeholders share largely similar attitudes towards the taxonomy, although some differ in their opinions. This paper finds that there are high levels of uncertainty and confusion associated with the taxonomy, which can be said to be a major obstacle for successful implementation. Several stakeholders show concerns related to the fact that Norway lacks definitions and regulations on which the taxonomy is based. The requirements for new buildings and existing buildings are considered stricter than the current practice in the Norwegian construction and RE industry, while the requirements for renovation are considered more achievable. The uptake of the EU taxonomy will impact the FM and the urban FM practices and standards for the procurement of services, and the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies must be developed. Research limitations/implications The research presented in this paper was conducted at a time when the EU taxonomy was a relatively unknown concept in the Norwegian construction and RE industry. FM providers were not interviewed in this study. Practical implications This research is one of the first studies to be conducted on this topic in Norway and represents the first meeting between the EU taxonomy and the industry. The discussion underpins the relevance of adjusting and updating FM standards to today’s knowledge about ESG principles. Originality/value The paper shows the viewpoint of the Norwegian stakeholders involved in the construction and RE industry. This gives valuable information about the challenges that the industry needs to overcome.

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Norwegian stakeholder's attitudes towards EU taxonomy

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Støre-Valen

Kvale

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“…The Urban FM approach addresses the challenges by acting as an intermediator between diverse stakeholder interests in the built environment and ensuring social value is embedded in with economic and environmental concerns. Urban FM creates new opportunities within the discipline to be an intermediator between public, private and people [10] to reach a balanced relationship contributing to the highest SDGs [11]. The contribution of urban FM to the improvement of the quality of life for the citizens could be realized by stimulating and facilitating their synergistic participation in processes.…”

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Get smart: the importance of urban facilities management to smart neighbourhoods and their citizens in a project’s early stages

Collins

Johansen

Salaj

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how citizen participation as part of Urban Facility Management both as a consideration and practical application can contribute to the positive development of human-centred Smart Neighbourhoods. Through a combination of desk research and data from an ongoing research project in Norway, this paper will use literature to provide a theoretical link between these concepts whilst also showing how this link can be demonstrated in real work projects in the Norwegian Municipality of Lier. The findings illustrate that Facilities Management-focused urban planning processes allow for citizen-optimized communities, well planned and easy-to-implement maintenance strategies that ensure the long-term viability of Smart and Sustainable Cities. The results of this paper can be important for the development of Urban FM as a field, the reorientation of FM as not just a building level concept, but community level and has applicability to the fields of FM, architecture, urban planning, and Smart Cities.

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“…These barriers are related to the demand side, supply/investment side, absence of a strong incentive to act, and/or a poor value proposition for investors and consumers [8]. Also, there is uncertainty about achieving the expected energy efficiency following the retrofit [13]. For example, there are some concerns about poor quality installation which affected the SWI's reputation [14,15].…”

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confidence: 99%