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From acceptance to continuance

Understanding the influence of initial participation experience on residents' intentions to continue participation in neighborhood rehabilitation

In the context of increasing focus on social sustainability, neighborhood rehabilitation has emerged as a crucial component of global urban renewal initiatives. Distinct from most renewal paradigms that are usually one-offs, neighborhood rehabilitation is a long-term endeavor tha ...
Buildings in the EU consume around 40 % of energy and are responsible for 36 % of greenhouse gas emissions. This necessitates building energy renovations as a coping strategy for energy reduction. Residential buildings consume about 27 % of the energy use in Europe. Multifamily r ...
It is recommended to integrate specific management competencies in academic education to support the transition towards environmentally sustainable practices, particularly in the construction and real estate sector. This paper explores how architectural management education can i ...

Dissemination, manipulation or monopolization?

Understanding the influence of stakeholder information sharing on resident participation in neighborhood rehabilitation of urban China

Socially sustainable urban renewal hinges on active public participation, necessitating effective information sharing. Combining Social Network Analysis (SNA) and Ecological Network Analysis (ENA), this study longitudinally investigates how stakeholder information sharing evolves ...

Energy transition in the retail sector

Revealing decision-making behaviours for energy efficiency retrofits of Dutch shopping centres

Shopping centres hold significant energy retrofit potential in the retail sector. However, their complex multi-stakeholder governance structure complicates decision-making for Energy Efficiency Retrofits (EER). Although literature identifies some barriers linked to EER, they are ...
Across the European Union (EU), approximately 46% of the population resides in apartment buildings. A majority of these buildings are in need of energy renovation and are managed by Homeowner associations (HOAs). HOAs face distinct challenges in renovating their buildings. Integr ...
Resident participation is essential for neighborhood rehabilitation. It requires the active involvement of residents and efficient management by organizers. To improve the effectiveness of resident participation, it is necessary to understand the critical success factors (CSFs) u ...

Activating business models for condominium renovations

Identification of viable business models for Integrated Home Renovation Services for condominiums in the Netherlands and Flanders D2.2

The need for energy efficient buildings has become increasingly important in climate change mitigation. Almost 75% of the building stock in Europe is energy inefficient. Residential buildings are responsible for 27% of the total energy consumption in Europe. Integrated home renov ...
This report describes the methodology for identifying and assessing cost-effective strategies for renovating urban districts towards far-reaching objectives regarding reducing carbon emissions and energy use. The report proposes different scenarios considering boundary conditions ...
This report, therefore, focuses on the following objectives: - Give an overview of various policy options that could target the district level, considering existing and emerging policy instruments with the potential to be successfully applied within that context, and how policy c ...
The present report provides guidance on the main concepts regarding building renovation and aims to set a common language for communication between local authorities, professionals, researchers, inhabitants and, in general, all the stakeholders and international partners. Each te ...
A comprehensive and detailed Guidebook (Meyer et al., 2023) was prepared to provide target group-oriented recommendations for policymakers and investors/decision-makers. As a supplement to this Guidebook, two complementary versions offer more straightforward guidelines oriented t ...

Typologies of Business Models of Integrated Home Renovation Services

Accelerating Energy Efficient Renovations for Homeowners Associations in The Low Countries and France

The need for energy efficient buildings has become increasingly important in the context of climate change mitigation. Across the European Union (EU), 41,2% of the population resides in multiple ownership apartment buildings with figures rising in some countries as high as 65%. A ...
This report aims to identify both barriers that hinder energy-efficient renovation of buildings and drivers enabling the implementation of energy and cost-effective renovation of buildings and energy supply systems at the district level. Fifteen success stories regarding barriers ...
The present report aims to identify the key characteristics of business models important for upscaling business from the building to the district level. Understanding those characteristics and gaining insights about the opportunities the BMs offer for the different stakeholders w ...
Among environmental controls, solar shading and ventilative cooling are widely considered as key passive strategies for limiting the overheating risks in buildings. While their application is encouraged through Energy Performance of Buildings Directive regulations, several studie ...

Stakeholders voor de ontwikkeling van geïntegreerde woningrenovatiediensten voor VvE’s

Verklaringen gezamenlijke ontwikkeling van bedrijfsmodellen - Nederland

De VvE-versnellingsagenda wil de verduurzaming van Verenigingen van Eigenaars (VvE’s) stimuleren door besluitvorming aan te passen, het renovatietraject te vereenvoudigen en financiële ondersteuning te bieden aan VvE’s. Het LIFE-project CondoReno omarmt deze visie en streeft bove ...
This report offers an overview of the available technologies for energy renovation and renewable energy supply at the district level. As anticipated, this is the second edition of the Technology Overview Report published in 2020 (and made available on the IEA EBC Annex 75 website ...
Energy efficient renovation (EER) of the owner-occupied building stock is identified as a key effort to pursue in order to mitigate climate change. However, current renovation rates continuously fall behind and a need to foster EER uptake is apparent. As homeowners' behaviour and ...
A comprehensive and detailed Guidebook was prepared to provide target group-oriented recommendations for policymakers and investors/decision-makers. As a supplement to this Guidebook, two complementary versions offer more straightforward guidelines oriented to each target audienc ...