Building green retrofit in China: Policies, barriers and recommendations

G Liu, X Li, Y Tan, G Zhang - Energy Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Green retrofit is an effective way of improving the performance of existing buildings to
achieve low energy consumption and low carbon emission. To realize a successful building …

A comprehensive review of obstacles and drivers to building energy-saving technologies and their association with research themes, types of buildings, and …

TM Cristino, FA Lotufo, B Delinchant, F Wurtz… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The building sector has played an important role in energy consumption over the last few
decades, demanding actions to decrease it. A way to reach this goal, without affecting the …

Government championed strategies to overcome the barriers to public building energy efficiency retrofit projects

M Alam, PXW Zou, RA Stewart, E Bertone… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of the barriers and co** strategies for retrofitting government
buildings for energy efficiency is essential for the success of these types of complex …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers to implementation of energy-efficient technologies in building construction projects—Results from a Swedish case study

J Carlander, P Thollander - Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
About 12% of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions derive from construction of and energy
use in buildings. To decrease energy use in buildings, more energy-efficient technologies …

Research on policy strategies for implementing energy retrofits in the residential buildings

H Zhang, K Hewage, H Karunathilake, H Feng… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Energy retrofits are significant in improving the energy efficiency of existing residential
buildings (ERB) and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. While many countries have …

China's policies of building green retrofit: a state-of-the-art overview

G Liu, Y Tan, X Li - Building and Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Green retrofit in existing buildings is of great significance in achieving a sustainable
environment. Various policies have been introduced around the world to promote building …

Water resource synergy management in response to climate change in China: From the perspective of urban metabolism

H Lv, L Yang, J Zhou, X Zhang, W Wu, Y Li… - Resources, conservation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change exacerbates the vulnerability of water resources, and water-energy-carbon
nexus makes water management more complicated. This paper attempts to explore the …

[HTML][HTML] Emissions and power demand in optimal energy retrofit scenarios of the Finnish building stock by 2050

J Hirvonen, J Heljo, J Jokisalo, A Kurvinen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Finland and the European Union aim to reduce CO 2 emissions by 80–100%
before 2050. This requires drastic changes in all emissions-generating sectors. In the …

Barriers to the adoption of energy-efficient technologies in the building sector: A survey of Brazil

TM Cristino, AF Neto, F Wurtz, B Delinchant - Energy and Buildings, 2021 - Elsevier
The building sector is responsible for 51% of the electricity consumed in Brazil, and about
10% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. These numbers continue to grow, despite …

Challenges, opportunities, and strategies for undertaking integrated precinct-scale energy–water system planning

GC de Oliveira, E Bertone, RA Stewart - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy and water sectors are intrinsically linked to meet several consumer needs. A
holistic analysis is required to quantify the technoeconomic and environmental benefits and …