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Overcoming the systemic challenges of retrofitting residential buildings in the United Kingdom. A Herculean task?
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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:26 authored by Donal BrownDonal Brown, Paula Kivimaa, Jan Rosenow, Mari MartiskainenMari MartiskainenPolicy initiatives in the UK, such as the Green Deal, have sought and failed to achieve the mass uptake of comprehensive residential retrofit. This chapter argues that previous policies have failed to address four interrelated challenges that constrain consumer demand. Thus, we focus on solutions to address these challenges from three key perspectives: business models, finance mechanisms and intermediaries. We first identify the systemic challenges for whole house retrofit and argue that a more comprehensive and wide-reaching policy strategy will be needed to overcome these challenges. This will require consistent and ambitious policy targets, and the creation or support of new finance mechanisms, business models and dedicated intermediary actors to support policy implementation.
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Research Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand; G1020; RCUK-RESEARCH COUNCILS UK; EP/K011790/1
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RoutledgePage range
110-130Pages
300.0Book title
Transitions in energy efficiency and demand: the emergence, diffusion and impact of low-carbon innovationPlace of publication
LondonISBN
9780815356783Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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Debbie Hopkins, Kirsten JenkinsLegacy Posted Date
2019-01-10First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-01-10First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-01-07Usage metrics
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