期刊全称 | A Critical Appraisal of Germany‘s Thermal Retrofit Policy | 期刊简称 | Turning Down the Hea | 影响因子2023 | Ray Galvin,Minna Sunikka-Blank | 视频video | | 发行地址 | Discusses improving thermal performance of the European housing stock.Based on recent research on the interplay of householder behavior and the technical characteristics of residential buildings, in t | 学科分类 | Green Energy and Technology | 图书封面 |  | 影响因子 | .Germany is seen as a leader in thermal retrofit policy and practice, but how effective is its approach? .A Critical Appraisal of Germany‘s Thermal Retrofit Policy. examines this policy in context and assesses its effectiveness. It finds that technical constraints and the costs of retrofitting reduce the rate of progress, while planning underestimates the influence of user behavior in the form of rebound and prebound effects. A key finding is that savings can be maximized within a policy that understands the actual behavior and motivation of households, the area where most energy savings are already taking place..The book suggests a new policy paradigm that would encourage a better balance of partial and comprehensive retrofits, utilizing household behavior changes based on a better understanding of fuel saving motivation and fuel price elasticity. In this approach, the thermal building regulations would be made more flexible so that policymakers would:.- Promote partial, transitional and cost-optimal retrofits, which are more certain to pay back through fuel savings if they are appropriate to building typology and homeowner budgets..- Promote comprehensive retrofits for reasons ot | Pindex | Book 2013 |
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