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Editorial
Henk VisscherThe existing housing stock has a major energy saving potential and is mostly considered to be the sector in which energy efficiency most cost effectively can be achieved. About…
Negotiating Green Retrofitting Standards in Danish Urban Renewal :- The Case of Copenhagen
Lars A. EngbergThe City of Copenhagen aims to become the first carbon neutral capital in the world by 2025. Ten per cent of the total CO2-reduction target is to be achieved through energy…
Energy Costs, Residential Mobility, and Segregation in a Shrinking City
Katrin Großmann, Johan Buchholz, Carsten Buchmann, Christoph Hedtke, Carolin Höhnke, Nina SchwarzIn debates related to energy poverty, the link to questions of residential segregation remains somewhat peripheral. Because, usually, only energy-poor households are at the focus…
‘Deal or No Deal?’: Assessing the UK’s New Green Deal
Louise ReidThe UK government has recently implemented the Green Deal, a new pay-as-you-save policy which seeks to fundamentally reform the existing housing stock to make it more energy…
Upgrading Energy Efficient Housing and Creating Jobs: It Works Both Ways
Frits Meijer, Henk VisscherThe 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…
Energy Policy Developments in the Dutch Non-Profit Housing Sector
Nico Nieboer, Ad Straub, Henk VisscherIn recent years, energy efficiency is a topic of growing importance not only on the political agenda of many Western countries, but also in the management of individual housing…
Energy Efficiency in French Social Housing Renovations via Design-Build-Maintain
Tadeo Baldiri Salcedo Rahola, Ad Straub, Angela Ruiz Lázaro, Yves GaliègueThe renovation of existing building stock is seen as one the most practical ways to achieve the high energy savings targets for the built environment defined by European…
Analysis of Energy-Efficiency Improvements in Single-Family Dwellings in Concepcion, Chile
Rodrigo Garcia Alvarado, Jaime Soto, Cristian Muñoz, Ariel Bobadilla, Rodrigo Herrera, Waldo BustamanteThe current depletion of fossil fuels and environmental degradation are requiring greater energy efficiency in buildings, particularly in the residential sector. However…
Analysis of the Accuracy of Individual Heat Metering and Charging
Simon Siggelsten, Birgitta Nordquist, Stefan OlanderIndividual metering and charging (IMC) allows energy costs to be apportioned among tenants in multi-apartment buildings based on their own energy use. This can result in reduced…
Energy Saving Policies for Housing Based on Wrong Assumptions?
Henk Visscher, Dasa Majcen, Laure ItardThe energy saving potential of the building stock is large and considered to be the most cost efficient to contribute to the CO2 reduction ambitions. Severe governmental policies…
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0168-2601e-ISSN:
2633-9838Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr. Chaham Alalouch
- Prof. Yonca Hurol