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Abstract
There is significant potential for carbon reduction and energy saving in residential buildings. Various market actors are looking for ways to increase the uptake of passive house renovation and its certification.
This study aimed specifically to draw lessons from research projects towards the volume uptake of such renovations in the Flemish Region in Belgium. The empirical part of the study focused primarily on structuring currently perceived supply and demand side barriers and opportunities for introducing nearly zeroenergy renovations for single-family houses. As a reflection, the consequences for the market uptake of passive house renovations are discussed.
The demand of homeowners for passive house renovations is still very low and only a limited number of frontrunners has experience supplying such renovations. The top three problems for market uptake of such housing renovation were detected as lack of knowledge, inefficient planning and construction processes and lack of quality assurance. Due to their limited competencies, knowledge or resources small companies do not really have an alternative but to collaborate with other actors.
This study aimed specifically to draw lessons from research projects towards the volume uptake of such renovations in the Flemish Region in Belgium. The empirical part of the study focused primarily on structuring currently perceived supply and demand side barriers and opportunities for introducing nearly zeroenergy renovations for single-family houses. As a reflection, the consequences for the market uptake of passive house renovations are discussed.
The demand of homeowners for passive house renovations is still very low and only a limited number of frontrunners has experience supplying such renovations. The top three problems for market uptake of such housing renovation were detected as lack of knowledge, inefficient planning and construction processes and lack of quality assurance. Due to their limited competencies, knowledge or resources small companies do not really have an alternative but to collaborate with other actors.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Sustainable Built Environment: Tansition Zero |
Subtitle of host publication | Conference Publication of the Utrecht SBE16 Conference |
Editors | I. Opstelten, R. Rovers, N. Verdeyen, A. Wagenaar |
Place of Publication | Utrecht |
Publisher | HU University of Applied Sciences |
Pages | 11-19 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-90-815602-9-0 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | Conference Sustainable Built Environment - Transition ZERO - Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: 7 Apr 2016 → 8 Apr 2016 |
Conference
Conference | Conference Sustainable Built Environment - Transition ZERO |
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Abbreviated title | SBE16 |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Utrecht |
Period | 7/04/16 → 8/04/16 |
Bibliographical note
This paper summarizes a selection of findings from the Work Package 3.2 of theCOHERENO project, see also: (Mlecnik & Straub, 2014). The COHERENO partners
contributed to this report. The COHERENO project is co-funded by the Intelligent
Energy Europe Programme of the European Union. The sole responsibility for the
content of this paper lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the EASME nor the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
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