Research in building energy consumption often uses semi-structured interviews to produce
qualitative data on consumer beliefs, attitudes, practices and skills. A survey of 54 recent …

Energy retrofits are significant in improving the energy efficiency of existing residential
buildings (ERB) and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. While many countries have …

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 …

Building sector accounts for nearly 30% of global final energy usage, and its energy demand
is expected to keep growing with the increasing population and expanding tertiary industry …

The concept of retrofitting is an important milestone in the evolutionary development toward
upgrading the energy efficiency of residential buildings. Various policy instruments have …

Single-family houses offer a large potential for energy savings by energy renovation (ER).
Homeowners' motivation to implement ER derives from the benefits and barriers they …

The rationale for energy efficiency policy can be framed in terms of a variety of different
benefits. This paper considers how different benefits have been used within the overall …

To make robust judgments of an energy efficiency programme's economic effectiveness, we
need to know how much energy and CO2 is actually being saved through the financial …

Germany is frequently seen as a leader in thermal retrofit policy, with stringent mandatory
standards for insulation, windows and boilers. However, the annual rate and average depth …

Germany aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels and has
merged this target with mandatory Energy Saving Regulations for thermal renovation of …