Retrofitting existing housing: how far, how much?

Jones, Paul; Lannon, Simon Charles; Patterson, Joanne Louise

doi:10.1080/09613218.2013.807064

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“…These information related barriers are mainly related to uncertainty about advantages of energy efficiency improving measures and technologies [17,20,46], such as micro-generation technologies [22], or even fear of unknown technologies [19] as well as uncertainty of economic consequences of implementing these measures [17,20,47,48]. As solutions to overcome these information related barriers, literature suggests increased government support for communication and information dissemination for consumers, investors and financial institutions (for example [17]).…”

Section: Non-technical Barriers For Energy Efficient Renovationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Economic barriers presented in the literature are very often related to too high initial investment costs and long payback time [20][21][22]46,48,49], problems with finding financial resources [24,25] sometimes because of unwillingness to borrow money [47] and sometimes because of banks' low willingness to provide loans [19]. Baek and Park [46] present that the investment costs of housing renovation are too big especially to low-income families who often have great potential for CO 2 reductions.…”

Section: Non-technical Barriers For Energy Efficient Renovationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Non-Technical Barriers to Energy Efficient Renovation of Residential Buildings and Potential Policy Instruments to overcome Them—Evidence from Young Russian Adults

Paiho

Ahvenniemi

2017

Buildings

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Several scientific articles discuss non-technical barriers and policy instruments related to energy efficient building renovation. However, they are seldom systematically categorized and hardly ever related to Russian context even if Russian housing provides remarkable potential for energy-efficiency improvements. This paper identifies non-technical barriers to building energy renovations and potential policy instruments to overcome these barriers. The study was carried out by using the following methods: first, we mapped the barriers and policy instruments addressed in renovation-related studies. Following this step, we studied the importance of barriers and the feasibility of various policy instruments in and with a few selected Russian experts. The outcome of the interviews indicates that standards, information dissemination and awareness raising are the most efficient instruments to promote energy renovations of buildings in Russia. Both students and the interviewed Russian experts shared the view that the role of the Government is highly important regarding introduction of these instruments.

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Section: Non-technical Barriers For Energy Efficient Renovationsmentioning

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Section: Non-technical Barriers For Energy Efficient Renovationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-Technical Barriers to Energy Efficient Renovation of Residential Buildings and Potential Policy Instruments to overcome Them—Evidence from Young Russian Adults

Paiho

Ahvenniemi

2017

Buildings

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“…However, identifying the most appropriate combination of retrofit solutions required to meet targets can be extremely complex [8]. Many studies have been undertaken to provide methodologies to support the selection of appropriate retrofit solutions for domestic properties [9][10][11][12][13] but in practice it is proving difficult to implement these on a scale that will achieve the targets set due to the large number of barriers. Properties constructed during different time periods pose different retrofit challenges due to the materials available, construction methods and needs of the population at the time of construction and this is also true for dwelling in different locations.…”

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“…Barriers preventing energy retrofits through improved energy efficiency and the application of renewable energy supply include a lack of consistent funds available to householders and government, knowledge regarding appropriate changes for housing type and the cost of "deep" retrofit where clear financial savings can be made on energy bills [8,10]. The European Directive 2010/31 [17] emphasizes that retrofitting of existing stock should aim to achieve "minimum energy performance requirements for buildings or building units are set with a view to achieving cost-optimal levels".…”

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Evaluation of a Regional Retrofit Programme to Upgrade Existing Housing Stock to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Fuel Poverty and Support the Local Supply Chain

Patterson

2016

Sustainability

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Abstract:The first-ever legally binding global climate deal that will be adopted by 195 countries was introduced in Paris in 2015, highlighting that climate change is being recognised as a real and urgent global problem. Legislative interventions need to be accompanied by significant action across all sectors of the built environment through reducing energy demand, providing energy supply from low carbon sources and combining with this with energy storage to enable necessary targets to be met. Retrofitting existing buildings is critical to making these cuts as 80% of buildings currently in existence will still be present in 2050. These retrofits need to be undertaken rapidly using replicable and affordable solutions that benefit both the householder whilst significantly reducing emissions. This paper will present an evaluation of a £9.6 million regional scale retrofit programme funded under the Welsh Governments Arbed 1 Programme which aimed to reduce fuel poverty, reduce carbon emissions and support the energy efficiency and renewable supply chain and encourage recruitment and training in the sector. Results have been obtained from desk top data collection and energy modelling calculations. The evaluation work presents the technical, environmental and economic impacts of the programme and demonstrates lessons learnt to help improve the implementation of the other regional retrofit projects providing evidence of the impacts of a large scale retrofit programme that are necessary for the deep carbon reductions required in the near future.

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“…Retrofit support measures that have been successful, have often, understandably, prioritised the most costeffective and least disruptive opportunities. This approach, however, means that future retrofit opportunities are necessarily more expensive and more technically difficult than those of the past [14] -raising questions over the facilitation of household demand for ongoing or deeper retrofit in the longer term. Research that seeks to inform the design of retrofit policy interventions has raised a number of criticisms of current approaches.…”

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Holistic narratives of the renovation experience: Using Q-methodology to improve understanding of domestic energy retrofits in the United Kingdom

Kerr

Gouldson

Barrett

2018

Energy Research & Social Science

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A B S T R A C TThe energy efficient retrofit of existing building stocks can help to address various social, economic and environmental objectives. As the most cost-effective and least disruptive retrofit options have regularly been implemented as a priority, initiatives that seek to encourage continued retrofit are likely to require thoughtful improvements in their design. Understanding the population of households that may be interested in retrofit as a heterogeneous rather than a homogenous group is a critical part of improving support for retrofit. In this research, we use Q-methodology to disaggregate the home owner-occupier population of the UK and create narratives that represent their experience of home renovations. We consider the experience of general home renovations as typically households do not see these as distinctive from energy efficient retrofit. The narratives present a holistic perspective by incorporating a comprehensive range of the influences on the renovation experience. The developed narratives -'Organised and seeking greater comfort', 'Settled and performing a functional upgrade', 'Growing and needing a family home' and 'A lot to do and no time like the present' -provide the opportunity to better understand those making renovation decisions and subsequently develop more appropriate interventions to promote retrofit.

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Retrofitting existing housing: how far, how much?

Cited by 58 publications

References 4 publications

Non-Technical Barriers to Energy Efficient Renovation of Residential Buildings and Potential Policy Instruments to overcome Them—Evidence from Young Russian Adults

Non-Technical Barriers to Energy Efficient Renovation of Residential Buildings and Potential Policy Instruments to overcome Them—Evidence from Young Russian Adults

Evaluation of a Regional Retrofit Programme to Upgrade Existing Housing Stock to Reduce Carbon Emissions, Fuel Poverty and Support the Local Supply Chain

Holistic narratives of the renovation experience: Using Q-methodology to improve understanding of domestic energy retrofits in the United Kingdom

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