Major energy-relevant investment decisions by households remain a large but
underdeveloped opportunity for reducing energy consumption globally. Research into these …

In spite of the large potential and existing efforts to foster energy efficiency in the residential
sector, much remains to be achieved. This may be partially due to the many barriers and …

Retrofitting existing buildings with energy-efficient facilities is an effective method to improve
their energy efficiency, especially for old buildings. A multi-objective optimization model for …

Several studies show the potential benefits achievable by recurring to roof vegetation.
Really, little literature investigates the economic feasibility of such solution. The paper …

A main objective of energy policies is to make all levels of the society, from governments to
citizen, interested in increasing the energy efficiency of buildings. One of the most important …

Emerging environmental threats originating from rapid urbanization and the associated
energy shortages, negative impacts of climate change, and sick building syndromes have …

Abstract Hard-to-reach (HTR) energy users encompass individuals who are physically
difficult to reach, underserved, or challenging to engage and motivate in demand-side …

This review focuses on renewable energy technology deployment in residential buildings,
which is part of current targets to develop net-zero-carbon buildings in Europe and to …

By retrofitting their homes to meet stricter energy efficiency standards, private homeowners
can reduce home energy use significantly, thus taking a significant step towards achieving a …

This paper provides an analysis of the current energy usage (net energy and final energy by
fuels) and associated carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the Swedish residential building …