Barriers to adoption of sustainable technologies for energy-efficient building upgrade-Semi-structured interviews

Dadzie, J; Runeson, G; Ding, G; Bondinuba, FK

Barriers to adoption of sustainable technologies for energy-efficient building upgrade-Semi-structured interviews

Dadzie, J Runeson, G Ding, G

Bondinuba, FK

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Citation:: Buildings, 2018, 8 (4)
Issue Date:: 2018-04-13

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dc.contributor.author	Dadzie, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Runeson, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ding, G https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-9395	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bondinuba, FK	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-04-13	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Buildings, 2018, 8 (4)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/128177
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 by the authors. Globally, only 2% of existing building stock is built yearly; the remaining 98% already exist. Energy consumption and indoor thermal comfort of the existing building stock are not encouraging. This is due to many challenges associated with existing buildings; the challenges range from cracks, leakages, poor insulation, heat losses and high rate of unsustainable technologies. This paper investigates possible barriers facing the adoption and application of sustainable technologies (STs) for sustainable or energy-efficient upgrade of existing buildings. New STs are manufactured on a regular basis to meet improved energy efficiency standards, yet there are minimal actions/attempts to adopt and apply improved technologies in existing buildings for energy efficiency. Indeed, there are limited studies focused on the use of qualitative approaches to identify barriers to adoption and use of STs. Thus, a semi-structured interview approach was adopted and applied using sustainability/energy efficiency professionals, building services engineers, project managers, architects, and facility managers in Australia. The results indicate that barriers to the adoption and application of sustainable technologies are perceived benefits in demolish-and-build, age of building, cost of STs, perceived poor payback time, unreliable energy-savings projections, existing design, hidden and overall cost of renovation, and cost of STs.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Buildings	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/buildings8040057	en_US
dc.title	Barriers to adoption of sustainable technologies for energy-efficient building upgrade-Semi-structured interviews	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	8	en_US
utslib.for	1202 Building	en_US
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CBI - Centre for Built Infrastructure
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	8	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 by the authors. Globally, only 2% of existing building stock is built yearly; the remaining 98% already exist. Energy consumption and indoor thermal comfort of the existing building stock are not encouraging. This is due to many challenges associated with existing buildings; the challenges range from cracks, leakages, poor insulation, heat losses and high rate of unsustainable technologies. This paper investigates possible barriers facing the adoption and application of sustainable technologies (STs) for sustainable or energy-efficient upgrade of existing buildings. New STs are manufactured on a regular basis to meet improved energy efficiency standards, yet there are minimal actions/attempts to adopt and apply improved technologies in existing buildings for energy efficiency. Indeed, there are limited studies focused on the use of qualitative approaches to identify barriers to adoption and use of STs. Thus, a semi-structured interview approach was adopted and applied using sustainability/energy efficiency professionals, building services engineers, project managers, architects, and facility managers in Australia. The results indicate that barriers to the adoption and application of sustainable technologies are perceived benefits in demolish-and-build, age of building, cost of STs, perceived poor payback time, unreliable energy-savings projections, existing design, hidden and overall cost of renovation, and cost of STs.

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