949
Views
25
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
research

Anatomy of low carbon retrofits: evidence from owner-occupied Superhomes

&

References

  • AECB. (2007). AECB CarbonLite programme volume 3: the energy standards. Association for Environment Conscious Building. Retrieved from http://www.aecb.net/publications/publication-categories/carbonlite/
  • Atanasiu, B., & Kouloumpi, I. (2013). Boosting building renovation: An overview of good practices. Brussels: Buildings Performance Institute Europe.
  • Berry, S., Sharp, A., Hamilton, J., & Killip, G. (2014). Inspiring low-energy renovations: The influence of ‘open home’ events. Building Research & Information. doi: 10.1080/09613218.2014.894747
  • Building Research & Information. (2010). Special issue: Carbon reduction in existing buildings. Building, Research and Information, 38(1).
  • Centre for Sustainable Energy, Association for the Conservation of Energy, & Moore, R. (2008). How low: Achieving optimal carbon savings from the UK's existing housing stock. London: WWF.
  • Cole, M. (2011). The economic impact of Bristol green doors: Interim report. Bristol: University of Bristol.
  • DCLG. (2013). English housing survey: Headline report 2011–2012. London: Department for Communities and Local Government.
  • DECC. (2012). Final stage impact assessment for the green deal and energy company obligation. Department for Energy and Climate Change. Retrieved January 2013, from http://www.decc.gov.uk/assets/decc/11/consultation/green-deal/5533-final-stage-impact-assessment-for-the-green-deal-a.pdf
  • DECC. (2013). Statistical release: Domestic green deal and energy company obligation in Great Britain, monthly report. Department for Energy and Climate Change. Retrieved January 2014, from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/267957/Monthly_Statistical_Release_Green_Deal_and_Energy_Company_Obligation_in_Great_Britain_-_19_December_2013.pdf
  • DEFRA. (2008). A framework for pro-environmental behaviours. London: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
  • ECEEE. (2011). Steering through the maze # 4: Capturing the collective knowledge base on building retrofit. Stockholm: European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy Secretariat.
  • Egger, C. (2012). Progress in energy efficiency policies in the EU member states - the experts perspective: Findings from the energy efficiency watch project. Linz, Austria: O. O. Energiesparverband.
  • EST. (2010a). Sustainable refurbishment. London: Energy Saving Trust.
  • EST. (2010b). F & G banded homes in Great Britain: Research into costs of treatment. London: Energy Saving Trust.
  • EST. (2011a). Successful energy saving open home events - an organiser's guide. London: Energy Saving Trust.
  • EST. (2011b). Trigger points: A convenient truth. London: Energy Saving Trust.
  • European Commission. (2010). European commission directive 2010/31/EU for the European parliament and of the council of 19 may 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (recast). Brussels: European Commission.
  • European Commission. (2011). A roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050. Brussels: European Commission.
  • Fawcett, T. (2013). Exploring the time dimension of low carbon retrofit: Owner-occupied housing. Building Research & Information. doi:10.1080/09613218.2013.804769
  • Galvin, R. (2010). Thermal upgrades of existing homes in Germany: The building code, subsidies, and economic efficiency. Energy and Buildings, 42(6), 834–844.
  • Gram-Hanssen, K. (2014). Existing buildings – users, renovations and energy policy. Renewable Energy, 61, 136–140.
  • Guertler, P., Royston, S., & Robson, D. (2013). Somewhere between a ‘comedy of errors’ and ‘as you like it’? A brief history of Britain's green deal so far. Proceedings of ECEEE Summer Study 2013, La Colle sur Loup, France.
  • Hamilton, J., & Killip, G. (2009). Demonstration, inspiration … replication? Assessing the impact and limits of social learning from eco-homes open days in the UK. Proceedings of ECEEE Summer Study 2009, La Colle sur Loup, France.
  • Hinnells, M. (2005). The cost of a 60% cut in CO2 emissions from homes: What do experience curves tell us? Proceedings of the British Institute of Energy Economics conference, Oxford, September 2005.
  • Janda, K. B., & Killip, G. (2013). Building expertise: Renovation as professional innovation. In R. L. Henn & A. J. Hoffman (Eds.), Constructing green: The social structures of sustainability (pp. 35–55). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
  • Killip, G. (2011). Latent market opportunities for low-carbon housing refurbishment. Proceedings of Energy & Complexity conference, 20–21 September 2011, University of Oxford, Oxford.
  • Killip, G. (2013). Transition management using a market transformation approach: Lessons for theory, research and practice from the case of low-carbon housing refurbishment in the UK. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 31(5), 876–892.
  • Lomas, K. J. (2010). Carbon reduction in existing buildings: A transdisciplinary approach. Building Research & Information, 38(1), 1–11.
  • ONS. (2012). 2011 Census: Key statistics for England and Wales, March 2011. London: Office for National Statistics.
  • ONS. (2013). Regional household income: Spring 2013. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/regional-accounts/regional-household-income/spring-2013/index.html
  • Retrofit for the Future. (2013). Retrofit for the future. Retrieved from http://www.retrofitforthefuture.org
  • Risholt, B., & Berker, T. (2013). Success for energy efficient renovation of dwellings – learning from private homeowners. Energy Policy, 61, 1022–1030.
  • Roberts, S. (2008). Altering existing buildings in the UK. Energy Policy, 36(12), 4482–4486.
  • Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press.
  • Rosenow, J., & Eyre, N. (2012). The green deal and the energy company obligation - will it work? Paper presented at the BIEE Academic Conference - European energy in a challenging world: the impact of emerging markets, St John's College, Oxford.
  • Stiess, I., & Dunkelberg, E. (2013). Objectives, barriers and occasions for energy efficient refurbishment by private homeowners. Journal of Cleaner Production, 41, 250–259.
  • Thorpe, D. (2010). Sustainable home refurbishment. London: Earthscan.
  • Watson, K. (2011). Eco-homers: Who are they and why do they retrofit? (MSc Architecture: Advanced environmental and energy studies MSc), University of East London & CAT, London. (0833112)
  • Weiss, J., Dunkelberg, E., & Vogelpohl, T. (2012). Improving policy instruments to better tap into homeowner refurbishment potential: Lessons learned from a case study in Germany. Energy Policy, 44, 406–415.
  • Wilson, C., Crane, L., & Chryssochoidis, G. (2013). The conditions of normal domestic life help explain homeowners’ decisions to renovate. Proceedings of ECEEE 2013 Summer Study, 3–8 June 2013, Belambra Presqu'ile de Giens, France.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.