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Policy for low carbon (energy efficiency) retrofit/renovation of residential buildings

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Authors:
Peter Graham, Barbara Bok, Jinlong Liu, Michelle Zwagerman, Craig Burton

This rapid review identified two results extracted from the eight studies (published between 2013 and 2018) that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Firstly, our analysis identified five common themes across the included studies which provide tentative information for what would be needed to make low carbon residential retrofit/renovation policy work. Secondly, we make an overall observation that the included studies did not provide sufficient evidence or establish conclusive results about the effectiveness of specific low carbon policies compared to other policies.

Past visions, current trends, and future context: A review of building energy, carbon, and sustainability

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English
Authors:
Na Wang,
Patrick E. Phelan,
Chioke Harris,
Jared Langevin,
Brent Nelson,
Karma Sawyer

People spend most of their time inside buildings, and buildings are responsible for approximately one third of total direct and indirect energy-related worldwide carbon emissions. Likewise, buildings in the U.S. account for about 40% of total U.S. energy consumption. Future building development will be driven not only by emerging challenges such as vulnerability to a changing climate and resource scarcity, but also by disruptive innovations and societal changes.

Policy Challenges for the Built Environment: The Dilemma of the Existing Building Stock

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Authors:
MARK SHAURETTE

The built environment accounts for approximately forty percent of the total energy consumption in developed countries. Because buildings have a long life, the greatest opportunity for energy reduction in the built environment will come from energy conservation in the existing building stock. An overview of the policy challenges presented by the built environment, with an emphasis on existing facilities, is accompanied by a discussion of specific technologies that may have the potential to reduce energy use.

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