Journal articles: 'Efficient housing'

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GOW, STEPHEN. "ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING." Australian Planner 31, no. 4 (January 1994): 227–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07293682.1994.9657642.

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Szuba, Bogusław. "Energy-efficient housing quarter." Budownictwo o Zoptymalizowanym Potencjale Energetycznym 8, no. 1/2019 (2019): 47–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.17512/bozpe.2019.1.05.

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Kuholski, Kate, Ellen Tohn, and Rebecca Morley. "Healthy Energy-Efficient Housing." Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 16 (2010): S68—S74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/phh.0b013e3181ef4aca.

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Pelizzon, Loriana, and Guglielmo Weber. "Are Household Portfolios Efficient? an Analysis Conditional on Housing." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 43, no. 2 (June 2008): 401–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022109000003574.

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AbstractStandard tests of portfolio efficiency neglect the existence of illiquid wealth. The most important illiquid asset in household portfolios is housing: if housing stock adjustments are infrequent, optimal portfolios in periods of no adjustment are affected by housing price risk through a hedge term and tests for portfolio efficiency of financial assets must be run conditionally upon housing wealth. We use Italian household portfolio data and time series on financial assets and housing stock returns to assess whether actual portfolios are efficient. We find that housing wealth plays a key role in determining whether portfolios chosen by homeowners are efficient.

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Soeroto, Erica. "EFISIENSI SEBAGAI BASIS KEBIJAKAN PENYELENGGARAAN PERUMAHAN RAKYAT." Bina Ekonomi 22, no. 1 (February 3, 2020): 85–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.26593/be.v22i1.3722.85-94.

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Compared to other countries, housing financing in Indonesia is relatively left behind. In Indonesia, housing financing is dominantly by banking’s mortgage loan. Furthermore, the ratio of home loan to GDP of the country is still insignificant. If we compare to other countries’ banking sector, Indonesia’s banking sector is less efficient. This could be observed from the interest rate spread of the banking sector. This article argues that, housing policy in Indonesia should focus on improving housing financing efficiency through: efficient primary housing financing, liquid and stable bond market, and supporting regulation based on cost and benefit analysis; in order to provide affordable housing for low income people in Indonesia. Keywords: housing financing; housing policy; banking sector efficiency; Indonesia

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Olotuah, Albert Abiodun, Ayobami Margaret Olotuah, and Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah. "Use of innovative low carbon materials for sustainable energy-efficient housing in Nigeria." WEENTECH Proceedings in Energy 4, no. 2 (October 2018): 11–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.32438/wpe.10718.

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Sustainable energy-efficient housing is environmentally-conscious housing. Energy efficient houses consume less energy while maintaining or improving the comfort conditions of occupants. This paper examines low carbon initiatives in housing construction in Nigeria based on the use of stabilized soil blocks, solid interlocking blocks, and supplementary cementitious materials such as fly ash, rice husk ash, palm oil fuel ash, and their various combinations in concrete production as low carbon materials. These are materials readily available in Nigeria and can be useful for sustainable housing construction. Their use is for the purpose of reducing embodied energy in construction of houses and reduction of operational energy in housing use. Owing to the poor state of energy generation and transmission in Nigeria energy efficiency measures are imperative to reduce the energy required in houses. The paper thus affirms the need to adopt energy efficiency strategies in housing in order to achieve eco-friendly and sustainable environment in Nigeria.

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Zedan, Sherif, and Wendy Miller. "Using social network analysis to identify stakeholders’ influence on energy efficiency of housing." International Journal of Engineering Business Management 9 (January 1, 2017): 184797901771262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1847979017712629.

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Energy-efficient housing is a product that integrates various stakeholders’ tasks throughout the different stages of its life cycle. The relationships between these stakeholders impact on the degree of knowledge sharing and informed decision-making and can potentially enhance or lower the energy efficiency of the product – the house. This article uses a social network analysis (SNA) approach to visualize the social networks of the stakeholders of a number of owner-occupied housing case studies in Australia. The aim is to analyse, contrast and quantify the degrees of connectivity and centrality of the housing stakeholders to identify which groups have more connectivity in the stakeholders’ network of energy-efficiency housing and consequently more potential to influence the energy efficiency outcomes and which practices are more likely to enhance transparency and information sharing that is essential for producing energy-efficient housing.

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Poor, Javad Asad, David Thorpe, and Yong Wah Goh. "A collaborative image of energy efficient housing via a photo-based approach." International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 13, no. 3 (November 4, 2019): 513–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-07-2019-0070.

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Purpose Regarding the contribution of Australian small-size housing in the enhancement of total energy consumption of the country and the roles of the occupants’ preferences in successful implementation of action plans, the purpose of this study is to identify the Australian occupants’ collaborative image of housing energy efficiency. The two main objectives are, therefore, to address the main energy-related housing physical factors that have the potential in representing the housing image of Australian occupants and to explain the causal factors that make the physical factors critical to their energy efficiency perception. Design/methodology/approach This study has been developed through a qualitative approach. Given that the images encompass a wide range of information expressing human perceptions, an online photo-based qualitative survey was developed based on previous research works. The survey includes respondents’ demographic profiles and the evaluation of images, asking for their perception of overall housing energy efficiency, the impacts of building envelope physical attributes on the energy efficiency of the houses and the reasons behind the selection of different attributes. Findings This study has developed a set of attribute-based factors, explaining occupants’ collective perception of energy efficient small-size housing of Brisbane in the area of exterior aspects of the buildings. Specifically, the collaborative image of small-size housing of Brisbane is about the thermal performance of the buildings provided through passive climatic principles by using more efficient envelope features, e.g. material, colour, transparency, texture, openings, balconies and shadowing devices, while ignoring the impacts of architectural composition principles along neighbourhood quality. The key attributes in assessing the small-housing energy efficiency are ventilation, thermal performance and shadowing. The housing images in old traditional architectural style with rural face, built by stone, brick and concrete in high dense vegetation were evaluated to be more energy efficient than those with modern architecture, built by large glass panel and metal cladding with light or no vegetation. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of the paper is related to the nature of an image-based survey, which leads to ignoring some aspects of real spaces such as odour, temperature and noise. Practical implications This research has the potential for developing a practical methodology for assessing housing-resident fit using computer-based methodology and neural networks. Social implications This research has the potential for developing a methodology, assisting the end users in meeting their desires and motivations by helping them in assessing how a housing unit fits with their expectations and preferences. Originality/value This research provides a reliable conceptual platform for dealing with the complexity of occupants’ housing perceptions. This is achieved by establishing a collective conceptual picture of these environmental perceptions, namely, housing image, which is a platform for transferring abstract data related to human perception into measurable and quantitative scales.

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Hegazy, Ibrahim Rizk. "Toward efficient energy consumption in middle income housing buildings in Egypt." International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies 15, no. 2 (January 18, 2020): 180–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctz070.

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Abstract Current research pays special attention to the application of approaches that promote sustainable design in a built environment and ensure energy efficiency. In this context, the form of housing buildings is an important parameter that has a meaningful impact on the use of energy in housing buildings. Hence, this research attempts to study the impact of the form of housing buildings on energy efficiency taking into account the mid-hot weather conditions in one of the middle-income housing buildings in new communities in Egypt. To achieve the research aim, a comparative analysis is carried out using parametric numerical analysis—DesignBuilder energy analysis—to compare the various hypothetical proposals for different building configurations. The study determines that the efficiency of energy use in buildings depends to a large extent on their forms that will help urban designers and planners to propose the best energy performance in the form of housing buildings in the stage of conceptual design suitable for other environmental, social and economic urban planning issues. These results should be incorporated into the building codes adopted in Egypt’s new cities in order to reach more energy-efficient housing buildings in Egypt.

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Thatcher, T. L. "Indoor Air Quality in Energy Efficient Housing." Journal of Green Building 1, no. 2 (May 1, 2006): 32–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3992/jgb.1.2.32.

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Over the past decade, there has been an increasing effort to reduce leakage and air infiltration in new residential construction in order to improve energy efficiency. For example, California's Title 24 Residential Compliance Manual For California's 2005 Energy Efficiency Standards, which went into effect in October 2005, recognizes that air infiltration (leakage) is a “major component of heating and cooling loads,” and section 3 addresses measures to reduce infiltration, such as sealing around penetrations, installing air-retarding wrap, and meeting window performance standards. While reducing infiltration has a positive effect on energy efficiency, a lack of adequate ventilation can lead to poor indoor air quality. Airtight residences need to balance the desire for energy conservation with the need for high quality indoor air. Doing this requires an understanding of the factors which affect air quality in homes.

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Robinson, Terry. "Moisture Challenges in Canadian Energy Efficient Housing." Journal of Thermal Insulation and Building Envelopes 16, no. 2 (October 1992): 112–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/109719639201600202.

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Roufechaei, Kamand M., Abu Hassan Abu Bakar, and Amin Akhavan Tabassi. "Energy-efficient design for sustainable housing development." Journal of Cleaner Production 65 (February 2014): 380–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.015.

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Gorgolewski, M., P. C. Grindley, and S. D. Probert. "Energy-efficient renovation of high-rise housing." Applied Energy 53, no. 4 (April 1996): 365–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0306-2619(95)00067-4.

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Gorgolewski, M. "Energy-efficient renovation of high-rise housing." Fuel and Energy Abstracts 37, no. 3 (May 1996): 214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0140-6701(96)88997-1.

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Gunawardena, Tharaka, Tuan Ngo, Priyan Mendis, Lu Aye, and Robert Crawford. "Time-Efficient Post-Disaster Housing Reconstruction with Prefabricated Modular Structures." Open House International 39, no. 3 (September 1, 2014): 59–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-03-2014-b0007.

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With many natural disasters such as earthquakes, cyclones, bushfires and tsunamis destroying human habitats around the world, post-disaster housing reconstruction has become a critical topic. The current practice of post-disaster reconstruction consists of various approaches that carry affected homeowners from temporary shelters to permanent housing. While temporary shelters may be provided within a matter of days as immediate disaster relief, permanent housing can take years to complete. However, time is critical, as affected communities will need to restore their livelihoods as soon as possible. Prefabricated modular construction has the potential to drastically improve the time taken to provide permanent housing. Due to this time-efficiency, which is an inherent characteristic of modular construction, it can be a desirable strategy for post-disaster housing reconstruction. This paper discusses how prefabricated modular structures can provide a more time-efficient solution by analysing several present-day examples taken from published post-disaster housing reconstruction processes that have been carried out in different parts of the world. It also evaluates how other features of modular construction, such as ease of decommissioning and reusability, can add value to post-disaster reconstruction processes and organisations that contribute to the planning, design and construction stages of the reconstruction process. The suitability of modular construction will also be discussed in the context of the guidelines and best practice guides for post-disaster housing reconstruction published by international organisations. Through this analysis and discussion, it is concluded that prefabricated modular structures are a highly desirable time-efficient solution to post-disaster housing reconstruction.

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Kryvomaz, Tetiana, and Dmytro Varavin. "Improving the level of environmental safety in the process of the ecoenergoefficient reconstruction of the housing stock in Kiev." USEFUL online journal 1, no. 2 (December 28, 2017): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.32557/useful-1-2-2017-0003.

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As a result of research into the state of the housing stock in Kiev and the prospects for its reconstruction, the main levels of implementation of eco-energy-efficient measures have been identified, taking into account the increasing cost / effectiveness ratio, which will include problem assessment, optimizing energy costs, eco-energy efficient housing reconstruction, application of innovative technologies. Based on the national and international experience of reconstruction and overhaul, the 6E concept is proposed, which focuses on energy efficiency, environmental safety, economy, ecology, ergonomics and aesthetics of the reconstruction process. Compliance with the basic requirements of eco-energy efficiency in the process of housing reconstruction will ensure the comfort of residents and will improve the level of environmental safety of our country. Introduction of the principles of energy efficiency in the process of reconstruction of housing stock is an integral part of Ukraine's environmental and national security, as it ensures a reduction in the negative impact on the environment and people, and also significantly reduces the waste of the construction industry.

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Foster, Michelle. "A Standard for Thermally Efficient Comfort in Housing." Environmental Law Review 2, no. 4 (December 2000): 264–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146145290000200404.

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Eberly, Janice, and Arvind Krishnamurthy. "Efficient Credit Policies in a Housing Debt Crisis." Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 2014, no. 2 (2014): 73–136. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/eca.2014.0013.

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Nevin, Rick. "Energy-efficient housing stimulus that pays for itself." Energy Policy 38, no. 1 (January 2010): 4–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2009.09.013.

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Moore, Trivess, Larissa Nicholls, Yolande Strengers, Cecily Maller, and Ralph Horne. "Benefits and challenges of energy efficient social housing." Energy Procedia 121 (September 2017): 300–307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.031.

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Bond, Sandy. "Californian Realtors' Perceptions towards Energy-Efficient “Green” Housing." Journal of Sustainable Real Estate 7, no. 1 (November 1, 2015): 134–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10835547.2015.12091870.

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Shen, Kaicheng, Chen Cheng, Xiaodong Li, and Zhihui Zhang. "Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis of Prefabricated Public Housing in Beijing." Sustainability 11, no. 1 (January 3, 2019): 207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11010207.

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In recent years, prefabricated housing has become increasingly popular and widely promoted due to its potential to improve the construction environment, quality and productivity. To develop prefabricated housing and address housing challenges, the Chinese government is encouraging prefabricated public housing. Consequently, evaluating the environmental performance of prefabricated public housing to identify whether it is environmentally friendly and worthy of investment is urgently needed. This paper compares the costs and benefits of prefabricated public projects and traditional projects based on a questionnaire and field investigation. The paper introduces information from the collected questionnaires on the respondents and projects in Beijing; this information includes the prefabrication rate, technology application, barriers, and industrial performance. The paper also reports a cost-benefit analysis of the changing rates of construction costs and environmental benefits (energy consumption, water usage, construction waste, steel and concrete usage, dust and noise pollution) by using the ∆B/∆C ratio to show the efficiency of prefabricated housing. The results indicate that the ratio is 1.81, which exceeds 1; therefore, investment in prefabricated public housing is environmentally acceptable and efficient. This paper also discusses the efficiencies in different categories and structures with and without incentives. The results show that the costs are higher and the environmental benefits are efficient but not significant; thus, promoting prefabricated public housing is necessary.

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Kaklauskas, Ubarte, Kalibatas, Lill, Velykorusova, Volginas, Vinogradova, et al. "A Multisensory, Green, and Energy Efficient Housing Neuromarketing Method." Energies 12, no. 20 (October 10, 2019): 3836. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12203836.

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Green products, clean energy, energy union, green buildings, eco-innovations, environment-related, and similar initiatives and policies have become very popular and widely applied all over the world. A pleasant built environment (parks, flowerbeds, beautiful buildings) and a repulsive environment (noise, polluted surroundings) influence a buyer’s outlook on an advertisement differently. An aesthetic, comfortable, and clean built environment evokes positive emotional states, not only at the time of housing selection and purchase but during the building’s life cycle as well. Potential housing buyers always feel comfortable in certain built environments, and they are inclined to spend more time there. The issues needing answers are how to measure the segmentation/physiological indicators (crowd composition by gender and age groups), as well as the emotional (happy, sad, angry, valence) and physiological (heart rate) states of potential homebuyers realistically, to produce an integrated evaluation of such data and offer buyers rational, green, and energy efficient housing alternatives. To achieve this purpose, the Multisensory, green and energy efficient housing neuromarketing method was developed to generate the necessary conditions. Here, around 200 million multisensory data recordings (emotional and physiological states) were accumulated, and the environmental air pollution (CO, NO2, PM10, volatile organic compounds) and noise pollution were investigated. Specific green and energy efficient building case studies appear in this article to demonstrate the developed method clearly. The obtained research results are in line with those from previous and current studies, which state that the interrelation of environmental responsiveness and age forms an inverse U and that an interest in green and energy efficient housing depends on age.

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Swistun, Lyudmila, Taina Zavora, and Yuliia Khudolii. "Prospects for the implementation of real estate development in Ukraine based on energy efficiency principles and the problems with raising the finance required." Acta Innovations, no. 29 (October 1, 2018): 5–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.32933/actainnovations.29.1.

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The main goal of the study is to analyse the residential real estate market in Ukraine from the point of view of the need and the possibility of increasing its energy efficiency. Also, it aims to justify effective financial and credit mechanisms for ensuring measures to improve the thermal protection properties of residential and non- residential real estate, in particular by introducing energy efficiency development projects. With this research we investigated Ukraine's housing stock and utility tariffs and concluded that a beneficial strategy to be applied in Ukraine is the energy-efficient retrofit of real estate. This is one of the most effective ways to re-profile unclaimed real estate units in the existing state or to reconstruct inefficiently used buildings. Also, we reviewed selected methods of energy efficient residential real estate development and mechanisms of financing energy- efficient renovation of real estate used in the EU. And, in our view, the next step of the Ukraine in the direction of improving the energy efficiency of housing should be the effective operation of a dedicated/specific energy efficiency fund to ensure stable financing of housing modernization projects, which will allow for a comprehensive renovation of buildings and lead to significant annual energy savings in this end-use sector.

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Sodangi, Mahmoud, Zaheer Abbas Kazmi, Alaa Salman, Muhammad Hassan Bakri, and Fahad Anwar. "Towards Promoting Efficient Management Of Mass-Housing Reconstruction Schemes." International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability 8, no. 1 (December 29, 2020): 121–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v8.n1.670.

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To ensure quick socio-economic recovery of the communities affected by insurgents’ attacks in the north-eastern Nigeria, the first phase of the mass-housing reconstruction scheme has been completed but with many issues overshadowing the achievement like unsatisfactory involvement of local beneficiary communities; poor cooperation among key stakeholders; and communication gaps between donors, construction companies and local beneficiaries, which results in low quality housing products. Therefore, it became necessary to ensure that only contractors who satisfactorily passed the efficiency test are allowed to participate in the subsequent phases of the reconstruction scheme. Thus, this paper provides quantitative technique for evaluating the efficiency of contractors in managing the housing reconstruction. It is expected that the technique will seek to guide informed decisions on the efficiency of managing the reconstruction scheme, which is in different phases and locations. Although the evidences on which the results of this study emanate from reconstruction of building structures experiences in some parts of Nigeria, the technique developed could be adopted in other areas faced with similar issues. This paper updated existing knowledge on the management of mass-housing reconstruction works and offers support to decision-makers and practitioners involved in managing reconstruction of building structures affected by insurgency.

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Echeverria-Valiente, Ernesto, Rodrigo Garcia-Alvarado, Flavio Celis-D’Amico, and Gerardo Saelzer-Fuica. "Integrated design experiences for energy-efficient housing in Chile." Construction Innovation 19, no. 2 (April 17, 2019): 236–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ci-05-2017-0042.

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Purpose This paper aims to review the application of integrated design strategies in several cases of housing in south-central Chile in search of ways to significantly reduce energy loss and demand. Design/methodology/approach First, seven main design features of energy-efficient buildings in developed countries were identified. Second, these features were reviewed in two professional case studies from architectural practices and two academic exercises on residential design in south-central Chile. In all cases reviewed, characteristics of integrated design were verified to reductions in energy loss and demand. Finally, the procedure implemented was evaluated through surveys of those practitioners responsible for each experience studied. Findings This process made it possible to highlight four main features of integrated design, namely, pre-established performance goals, interdisciplinary collaboration, regular broad-ranging meetings and the use of performance assessment tools. With these techniques, reductions of more than 50 per cent in the energy requirements of the housing designs were achieved, while safeguarding the functional, aesthetic and economic aspects of the projects. Research limitations/implications However, professionals currently working in this field did express their concern regarding responsibility for the design and the time needed to complete the process. Practical implications Furthermore, this experience also identified similar modifications made to the design of the houses, which revealed general possibilities for improving energy performance. Social implications The conclusions obtained have been exposed in conferences and graduate programmes and applied in two real projects for the benefit of society: first, the improvement of building envelopes in social housing in Temuco; and second, CASA+, a modular, prefabricated and energy efficient house prototype. Originality/value This paper carried out a novel review of an integrated design process in housing cases of developing countries, and identified the key features, which improve the environmental performance of dwellings.

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Hussaini, Ibrahim Udale, and Noor Hanita Abdul Majid. "Energy development in Nigeria and the need for strategic energy efficiency practice scheme for the residential building sector." Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal 26, no. 1 (January 12, 2015): 21–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/meq-10-2013-0117.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to seek ways to improve energy efficiency in the residential building sector of Nigeria. This is necessary so as to promote a wider scope of energy efficiency practice in order to reduce energy demand on the central power supply of the nation and as well-attain reasonable level of energy security. Design/methodology/approach – However, the objective of the study is to propose a strategic plan (scheme) of energy efficiency practice for the housing sector of the Nigerian economy. To accomplish this task, a review of the main issues of energy efficiency; the current energy situation in Nigeria; and the challenges to implementing energy efficiency in the country was undertaken. Findings – Finally, remedial measures to achieving energy efficiency in the Nigerian households were proffered by the provision of a “strategic scheme” to be accomplished by the government and the housing stakeholders. Research limitations/implications – It is evident that a strategic plan or framework must be put in place in order to overcome the challenges of energy efficiency in the residential building sector. And this framework is to adequately address the issues of design practice, the efficiency of appliances in use and the housing occupant behaviour. Practical implications – The main goal is the attainment of energy-efficient households in Nigeria through the application of EE practice strategies. Originality/value – The study highlights on the energy development level of the country. It has also identified the numerous barriers as well as the principal actors to achieving energy-efficient households in Nigeria. After all, the suggested “plan of action” as provided in the scheme is to serve as a benchmark and reference point to the government, the housing stakeholders as well as the housing occupant for the attainment of energy efficiency.

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Bell, Malcolm, and Robert Lowe. "Energy efficient modernisation of housing: a UK case study." Energy and Buildings 32, no. 3 (September 2000): 267–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0378-7788(00)00053-0.

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Banfill, P. F. G., and A. D. Peacock. "Energy-efficient new housing – the UK reaches for sustainability." Building Research & Information 35, no. 4 (August 2007): 426–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09613210701339454.

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Hall, Jon, and Mike Berry. "Making Housing Assistance More Efficient: A Risk Management Approach." Urban Studies 43, no. 9 (August 2006): 1581–604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00420980600749936.

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Beamish, Julia O., Anne L. Sweaney, Kenneth R. Tremblay, and Celia Bugg. "Perceptions of Energy-Efficient Housing Alternatives Among Southern Households." Housing and Society 14, no. 1 (January 1987): 6–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08882746.1987.11429988.

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Taşdemiroğlu, E., S. Chandra, and S. Moalla. "Savings from energy-efficient industrialized housing for the U.S." Energy 16, no. 8 (August 1991): 1119–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0360-5442(91)90144-b.

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McGregor, R. G., W. B. Walker, and E. G. Létourneau. "Radon and radon daughter levels in energy efficient housing." Science of The Total Environment 45 (October 1985): 271–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(85)90228-1.

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Chippagiri, Ravijanya, Hindavi R. Gavali, Rahul V. Ralegaonkar, Mike Riley, Andy Shaw, and Ana Bras. "Application of Sustainable Prefabricated Wall Technology for Energy Efficient Social Housing." Sustainability 13, no. 3 (January 23, 2021): 1195. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13031195.

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Under the India “Housing for all” scheme, 20 million urban houses have to be constructed by 2022, which requires the rate of construction to be around 8000 houses/day. Previous results by the team show that present design methods for affordable buildings and structures in India need improvement. The challenges are the disposal of solid waste generated from agro-industrial activities and the energy peak demand in extremely hot and cold seasons. The development of bio-based urban infrastructure which can adapt to the climatic conditions has been proposed. Inclusion of sustainable materials such as agro-industrial by-products and insulation materials has resulted in effective environmental sustainability and climate change adaptability. Precast components are highlighted as a suitable solution for this purpose as well as to fulfil the need of mass housing. India has a lesser record in implementing this prefab technology when compared to a global view. For the first time, a novel and sustainable prefab housing solution is tested for scale-up using industrial waste of co-fired blended ash (CBA) and the results are presented here. A model house of real scale measuring 3 × 3 × 3 m3 was considered as a base case and is compared with 17 other combinations of model house with varying alignment of prefab panels. Comparison was made with commercially available fly ash brick and CBA brick with a conventional roof slab. A simulation study was conducted regarding cost and energy analysis for all the 18 cases. Various brick and panel compositions with CBA for housing were tried and the superior composition was selected. Similarly, 18 model houses of real scale were simulated, with different combinations of walls made of bricks or panels and different building orientations, to check the impact on energy peak cooling and cost. Results show that peak cooling load can be reduced by six times with bio-based prefab panels. Prefab construction can be considered for mass housing ranging above 100 housing units, each consisting of an area of 25 m2.

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Noguchi, Masa. "Net Zero-Energy Home Design Strategies Learned From Canadian Experience." Open House International 33, no. 3 (September 1, 2008): 88–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-03-2008-b0009.

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In response to the growing demand for zero-energy housing, today's home needs not only to be energy-efficient, but also to provide part of its own energy requirements. The energy efficiency may be improved by applying high thermal performance building envelope and passive energy and environmental systems to housing. Micro-power can be generated through the use of renewable energy technologies. This paper is aimed at providing a comprehensive guideline on the design techniques and approaches to the delivery of net zero-energy healthy housing in view of the ÉcoTerra house, which won the Canadian federal government's EQuilibrium sustainable housing competition. The house was built in Eastman in the province of Quebec and it is currently open to the general public in order to sharpen the consumers' awareness of commercially available net zero-energy healthy housing today.

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Nezhnikova, E. V., and M. V. Chernyaev. "SOME ASPECTS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN HOUSING CONSTRUCTION IN RUSSIA." Scientific Journal ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 13, no. 2 (2020): 90–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.29030/2309-2076-2020-13-2-90-96.

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The article presents the problems of ensuring energy efficiency of housing construction in the Russian Federation. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons and, despite the existence of federal and regional legislation, today Russia does not pay due attention to this issue, which leads to an unreasonable increase in electricity consumption both during the creation of residential real estate objects and during their operation. 96 Экономические системы. 2020. № 2 Economic Systems. 2020. No. 2 The relevance of the topic is enhanced by significant energy consumption of residential buildings in use: more than 50% of electrical energy consumption falls on these real estate objects. Therefore, it is no coincidence, but a completely logical trend of the 21st century, that the governments of most countries popularized the idea of designing and building energy-efficient residential buildings. It was established that the improvement of domestic legislation in terms of energy efficiency has greatly improved the regulatory framework for the design and construction of energy-efficient residential real estate.

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Dauda, Abdul Manan, and Hui Gao. "Improving Sustainability of Housing in Ghana through Energy Efficient Climate Control Strategies." Advanced Materials Research 608-609 (December 2012): 1698–704. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.608-609.1698.

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This paper aims at explaining testing procedures used to evaluate the potential of natural ventilation and daylighting applications to passive design of housing in Ghana. The objectives of research were to reduce energy costs and increase the sustainability of housing. From the results of these experiments actual and potential designs are illustrated and discussed. Mass housing results in multi-storey buildings which require substantial artificial lighting and ventilation. Also, with the increasing usage of glass for windows and doors in Ghana, even the shaded depths of buildings require additional daylight usually resulting in more energy consumption. By supplementing the internal lighting levels with daylight, reducing the internal heat load by shading windows to direct radiation and the utilization of natural ventilation over air conditioning where possible, significant energy savings are could be achieved. The research proposes mass housing design changes such as: delivering daylight above the suspended ceiling into the depths of the building by horizontal light pipes and natural ventilation, utilizing stack effect and wind siphonage, etc.

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Rizal, N., Z. Tarmidi, N. Razali, and S. Pisol. "ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN MALAYSIA." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-4/W16 (October 1, 2019): 531–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-4-w16-531-2019.

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Abstract. Housing is a basic need that can enhance the quality of life. The government is committed towards ensuring access to quality and affordable housing to meet the needs of a growing population by matching demand and supply, promoting an efficient and sustainable housing industry, as well as providing efficient public utilities and services and a clean environment. Thus, it is imperative for the government and private sector, to work together in order to create a competitive and sustainable housing industry. One of the aspect need improve is the sustainability level of this affordable housing. The aim of this study is to enhance the model to measure the sustainability level of the affordable housing in Malaysia using spatial analysis. The spatial analysis used in this study are both GIS analysis and non-GIS analysis. The result of this study will be list of indicators to measure the sustainability level of affordable housing, and then, from the analysis, map of the sustainability indicators nearby the affordable housing can be produced.

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Grakhov, V. P., A. L. Kuznecov, Yu G. Kislyakova, U. F. Simakova, and Y. O. Knyazeva. "Implementation of Digital Project Management for Construction and Operation of Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings." Science & Technique 20, no. 1 (February 5, 2021): 66–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.21122/2227-1031-2021-20-1-66-74.

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The paper considers an issue of transition to digital management technologies in the field of construction and housing and communal services in Russia, as well as in other countries. An optimization methodology for the application of the digital economy has been developed using the example of the existing real estate management system in the Stolichny Microdistrict of Izhevsk city (Udmurt Republic, Russian Federation). The existing and developed new projects of digital technologies are described, the introduction of which will increase the efficiency of the construction and operation of residential buildings. A methodology has been formed for creating an optimization mathematical model for managing construction and operation projects of energy-efficient residential buildings. Prerequisites and a scheme for the joint implementation of this model and digital technologies are given to improve the quality of construction and operation of residential buildings. The paper proposes a phased methodology for the introduction of digital technologies in urban planning, as well as in the field of housing and communal services within the framework of the national program “Digital Economy of the Russian Federation”. The advantages of using block-chain technology in the management of projects for the construction and operation of energy-efficient residential buildings have been studied in the paper. The application of the developed methods that meet the needs of participants in construction activities, as well as the housing and utilities sector, will improve the efficiency of not only the management system for the construction and operation of energy-efficient residential buildings, but also the overall effectiveness of the introduction of digital management in real estate. The proposed ABRIS software can be used in housing and communal services to optimize and track the expenditure of resources vital for a comfortable living of the population.

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Shagiakhmetova, Elvira, Danil Burkeev, Svetlana Fedorova, and Diana Shaikhutdinova. "Improving energy efficiency of rental housing." E3S Web of Conferences 274 (2021): 05001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202127405001.

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Modern cities development is a conscious distribution of priorities. The ecology and resource conservation problems are becoming more and more relevant, and when the city's housing stock is managed, it is necessary to reduce the negative impact on the environment. The aim of the study is to provide an economic feasibility for the construction and the energy-efficient apartment building operation that can serve the needs of current and future generations, and also reduce the carbon footprint through sustainable consumption of electricity and water in domestic buildings. The studying object is an apartment building, in which the introduction of energy-efficient systems is proposed: rainwater harvesting, solar electric plant. During the calculations the questionnaire method, the retrospective indicators of mathematical analysis, the net current value (NPV) method, and the discounted payback period (DPP) method were used. The calculated results showed the effectiveness of the rental housing operation in Kazan (Russia). The payback period will continue for 8.27 years. The practical implementation of the results opens up opportunities for solving the problem of saving natural resources and reducing the carbon footprint of our cities.

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Yanchao, Zhao. "Application of BIM Technology in Prefabricated Housing Design." E3S Web of Conferences 198 (2020): 03017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202019803017.

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BIM technology applied to the architectural design industry builds a more efficient and scientific building structure model. BIM also improves the design quality of construction projects and ensures the safety and efficiency of building construction. According to the actual situation of a prefabricated residential project, this paper analyzes the BIM design and combination of architecture, structure and equipment on the basis of module system, and puts forward collaborative design and house type split mode. The target is to provide reliable reference for BIM design of similar projects.

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Gusakova, Natalya, Nikolay Minaev, and Alexander Gusakov. "Implementation of low-rise construction projects as factor of improving level and quality of life in depressed territories." SHS Web of Conferences 80 (2020): 01006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20208001006.

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The conducted research was devoted to the development and validation of criteria for low-rise housing construction in small towns and rural areas remote from major cities. The purpose of the research is to develop fundamental criteria that allow achieving a synergistic effect based on integrated development of a territory, together with improvement of standard of living and creation of comfortable conditions for the population. This research can be applied in design of programs for development of construction industry, including low-rise construction. Scientific merit of the article lies in the fact that the developed criteria make it possible to identify the main features of efficient low-rise housing construction: comfort, safety, energy efficiency, modernity of engineering equipment. These features are able to ensure construction of such energy-efficient low-rise comfortable and affordable housing, which will contribute to sustainable development of a region and make small towns and villages attractive for young professionals and young families.

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Hosseini Raviz, Seyed Reza, Ali Nik Eteghad, Ezequiel Uson Guardiola, and Antonio Armesto Aira. "Flexible Housing: The Role of Spatial Organization in Achieving Functional Efficiency." International Journal of Architectural Research: ArchNet-IJAR 9, no. 2 (July 13, 2015): 65. http://dx.doi.org/10.26687/archnet-ijar.v9i2.422.

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According to inhabitants’ dimensions and various aspects of human life, flexible spaces are used as a solution in social housing due to the lack of space that architects always confront. In fact, flexible housing responds to inhabitants’ needs throughout time. In other words, it evolves from the change in residents’ requirements and promises adaptability to their living conditions. This spatial adaptability replaces spatial hierarchy and enhances life quality. The main purpose of spatial organization is to plan an interior space in order to create functional efficiency in a dwelling layout. This study attempts to research less-focused concepts so as to establish guidelines for future flexible housing design. Encompassing two case studies regarding Dutch housing, this study aims to understand how interrelated space planning enhances spatial arrangements to achieve an efficient spatial configuration. Spatial organization is delved with in depth to understand how functional efficiency can be achieved in flexible housing. Finally, interrelated spatial organization is believed to contribute to placing spaces according to their function by creating a multilateral relationship that responds to the inhabitants’ ever-changing needs.

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Martinez-Soto, Aner, Yarela Saldias-Lagos, Valentina Marincioni, and Emily Nix. "Affordable, Energy-Efficient Housing Design for Chile: Achieving Passivhaus Standard with the Chilean State Housing Subsidy." Applied Sciences 10, no. 21 (October 22, 2020): 7390. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10217390.

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In Chile, it is estimated that the energy demand will continue to increase if substantial energy efficiency measures in housing are not taken. These measures are generally associated with technical and mainly economic difficulties. This paper aims to show the technical and economic feasibility of achieving Passivhaus standard house in Chile, considering the budget of the maximum state subsidy currently available (Chilean Unidad de Fomento (CLF) 2000 ≈ 81,000 USD). The design was simulated in the Passive House Planning Package software to determine if the house could be certified with the selected standard. At the same time, the value of all the items was quantified in order not to exceed the stipulated maximum budget for a house considered as affordable. It was shown that in terms of design it is possible to implement the Passivhaus standard given the current housing subsidy. The designed housing ensures a reduction of 85% in heating demand and a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions during the operation, compared to an average typical Chilean house.

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Meijer, Frits, and Henk Visscher. "Upgrading Energy Efficient Housing and Creating Jobs: It Works Both Ways." Open House International 39, no. 2 (June 1, 2014): 34–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-02-2014-b0005.

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The European Commission and EU member states have prioritised the renovation of the existing housing stock as a means of achieving their energy-efficiency targets. As buildings account for 40% of Europe’s energy consumption and much of this is used in the residential sector a major breakthrough could be realized here. Despite the fact that energy saving targets have been prioritized in EU and national policy programme’s, progress is slow. The actual rate and extent of renovations are by fare not enough to achieve the targets. Although the necessity of energy savings is acknowledged by institutional investors in housing, housing associations, individual homeowners and occupants, it appears to be difficult to get sufficient support for energy efficiency renovations. The current economic situation is an additional barrier preventing large scale investments in energy renovating the housing stock. This article connects the realisation of energy efficiency goals with the creation of jobs in the EU. The shift from new-build to renovation will have considerable effects on employment in especially the construction industry and the qualifications required by the workforce. Studies show that for every €1 million investment in the existing building stock in the form of energy renovation work, 12 to 17 new jobs could be created. Potentially this could lead to may new jobs. However, there are many uncertainties in these calculations. Are these direct or indirect jobs, what sectors would benefit, are these jobs created within the EU and what would be the net effect on the labour market? Nonetheless these uncertainties, the positive employment effects will prevail. A new and ambitious investment programme in the housing sector could not only improve the energy performance of the sector but create 100.000’s of valuable jobs at a time when these are seriously needed.

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Alvarado, Rodrigo G., Underlea M. Bruscato, Maureen T. Kelly, Flavio C. D'Amico, and Olavo E. Oyola. "Connecting up Capacities: Integrated Design for Energy-Efficient Housing in Chile." Open House International 37, no. 3 (September 1, 2012): 60–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ohi-03-2012-b0007.

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Integrated design is a strategy to develop sustainable architecture projects incorporating multidisciplinary work and environmental performance assessments, which has provided significant advancement to public buildings in developed countries. This paper presents a review of some aspects of integrated design for the planning and construction of energy efficient housing in the south of Chile, as part of the reconstruction process following the earthquake on 27th February 2010. Firstly, a synthesis is made of the characteristics, implicit conditions, participants, steps, resources and expected results of an integrated design approach according to existing references. This is then contrasted with normal housing design practice in Chile according to current building regulations and interviews with professionals in the field. The design processes of experimental houses and housing projects that place specific focus on energy performance are then analysed, with follow-ups and interviews to review significant aspects. After examining those experiences, the authors identify some particular features and resources of integrated design that promote environmental improvements.

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Daryanto, Daryanto, and Firza Utama S. "Jendela Hemat Energi pada Fasade Rumah Susun di Jakarta." ComTech: Computer, Mathematics and Engineering Applications 3, no. 1 (June 1, 2012): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.21512/comtech.v3i1.2364.

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Window is one of building components that is directly related to lighting and ventilation. Currently a lot of vertical housings pay less attention to the design of energy-efficient windows. This study aims to find energy efficient windows that are applicable to vertical housing. Surveys on some vertical housings in Jakarta was conducted and environmental simulation programs using CFD and Ecotect was used to explore and analyze the performance of windows for natural lighting and ventilation and further developing of energy efficient windows. The result showed that the Jalousie windows mounted on the center of wall facing out and two louvers above the entrance and upperside of walls in the opposite side of rooms, combined with openings at the bottom of doors are able to create optimum cross ventilation. The resulted wind speed within the range of 0.15 to 0.12 m/s is enough to make comfortable air flow effect, and the average natural lighting of 200 lux is adequate forresidential activity.

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Crespo Sánchez, Eva, Silvia Spairani Berrio, Belén Onecha Perez, and Carlos Marmolejo-Duarte. "Perceived Benefits of Energy Efficiency in the Spanish Residential Market and Their Relation to Sociodemographic and Living Conditions." Applied Sciences 11, no. 2 (January 19, 2021): 875. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11020875.

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Within the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive information symmetry regarding financial and environmental benefits, coming from real estate performance, is a key element in the promotion of efficient buildings. However, the link between energy efficiency and its perceived co-benefits is far from perfect in EU countries with a short trajectory in the promotion of such residential attributes, endangering the efficacy of information-symmetry policies. Using a large survey applied to sellers, buyers, lessors and tenants this paper explores, in Spain, the perceived co-benefits in terms of energy savings and thermal comfort of efficient homes and whether such perception correlates to current living conditions, housing tenure and sociodemographic profile of respondents. Results suggest that in general such co-benefits are present in the mind of the main agents of the housing market. However, their perception is far from being homogeneous, it is clearer in the case of households whose current home is poorly insulated or inadequately serviced in terms of thermal active systems. Sociodemographic conditions also play a role in co-benefits perceptions: Elder, wealthier and landlords, irrespective of whether they act as sellers, buyers or lessors, do perceive to a larger extent the co-benefits of efficient homes. Such findings signal clear paths for the improvement of energy and housing policy.

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Ebrahimigharehbaghi, Shima, Faidra Filippidou, Paula van den Brom, Queena k. Qian, and Henk J. Visscher. "Analysing the Energy Efficiency Renovation Rates in the Dutch Residential Sector." E3S Web of Conferences 111 (2019): 03019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201911103019.

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The housing stock has a major share in energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the Netherlands. CO2 emissions increased 2.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018. Higher CO2 emissions were principally due to raised gas consumption for heating in the residential and service sector1. Energy efficiency renovations can contribute considerably in reducing energy consumption and achieving the EU and national energy efficiency targets. However, based on recent research2, the renovation rates in the Dutch social housing sector are not adequate to achieve the energy efficiency targets. Moreover, the deep renovation rates are almost negligible in this sector. The Dutch housing stock consists of the owner-occupied sector and rental sector (social housing and private rental houses) with shares equal to 69.4% and 30.6%, respectively. Considering the major share of the housing sector in energy consumption, the aim of the current study is to evaluate and compare the renovation rates in these sectors and the potential contribution of each one in achieving the energy efficiency targets. By renovation rate, we mean the percentage changes in the number of the identical houses moving from one energy label to the more efficient energy labels. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and Statistics Netherlands (CBS) databases are used to conduct the statistical analysis. The results show that the renovation rates are almost the same in these three sectors, despite the expectation of much higher renovation rates in the social housing sector.

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Rudnik-Milanovic, Aleksandar, and Nadja Kurtovic-Folic. "Earth-sheltered housing buildings in the energy efficient structures context." Gradjevinski materijali i konstrukcije 60, no. 3 (2017): 47–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/grmk1703047r.

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