Sustainable building renovation in residential buildings: barriers and potential motivations in Norwegian culture

Figures & data

Table 1. A summary of the participants age group and occupation.

Age groups	Full-time employee (%)	Part-time employee (%)	Student (%)	Unemployed (%)	Retired (%)	Total in age group
Under 20	3	0	3	0	0	3
21–30	35	18	60	29	28	39
31–40	21	13	9	14	18	16
41–50	13	13	11	38	7	14
51–60	14	35	11	14	18	15
61–70	9	17	3	0	18	8
Above 70	5	4	3	5	11	5
Total in occupation	52	25	7	9	7	100

Table 2. Ownership status of the participants.

Ownership status	Percentage (%)
Owner	61
Tenant	4
Shared place (partly owner/tenant)	35

Figure 1. Ownership status in relation to building types.

Table 3. Voted actions to make dwellings more energy efficient in relation to the dissatisfaction sources.

	Actions to make buildings more energy efficient
Dissatisfaction sources	Applying better insulation	Renovation of heating systems	Installing better glazed/operable windows	Lowering cost of electricity/renewable energy sources	Controlling ventilation
Thermal discomfort	λλλ	λλ	λ
Moisture level/ damp	λλλ	λλλ	λλ		λ
Draughts	λλλ	λ		λλ
Inappropriate air quality	λλ	λλλ	λ

Figure 2. Reasons behind plans to move out from the living environment.

Figure 3. Participants' potential motivation for renovation.

Figure 4. The reasons behind no-interest in SBR, reported from participants.

Figure 5. The voted motivations for SBR (a) and the potential forms of financial supports (b).

Figure 6. Participants vote on the facilities needed in their neighbourhoods.

Figure 7. People votes on interest in working with others towards SBR.