Determinants of sustainable upgrade for energy efficiency - The case of existing buildings in Australia

Dadzie, J; Runeson, G; Ding, G

Determinants of sustainable upgrade for energy efficiency - The case of existing buildings in Australia

Dadzie, J Runeson, G Ding, G

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Citation:: Energy Procedia, 2018, 153 pp. 284 - 289
Issue Date:: 2018-01-01

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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.date.issued	2018-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Energy Procedia, 2018, 153 pp. 284 - 289	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1876-6102	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133091
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. The impact of existing buildings on the environment is on the rise; thus to achieve environmental sustainability requires sustainable upgrade (SU) of existing built facilities. Over the years, SU has focused on technologies with little attention given to the nature and conditions of existing buildings. The purpose of this paper is to identify existing building characteristics that impact SU. A detailed literature review on the nature and characteristics of existing buildings, as well as energy and environmental performance was undertaken. A survey questionnaire with all the determinants of existing buildings was administered to sustainability and construction professionals in Australia. The results show that size of building, age of building, U-value of wall, U-value of ceiling, area of external wall, thickness of insulation materials, occupancy, size of window opening, life span of sustainable technologies, and the type of building impact sustainable upgrade of existing buildings for energy efficiency.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Energy Procedia	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.egypro.2018.10.002	en_US
dc.title	Determinants of sustainable upgrade for energy efficiency - The case of existing buildings in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	153	en_US
utslib.for	1202 Building	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
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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.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	153	en_US

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© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. The impact of existing buildings on the environment is on the rise; thus to achieve environmental sustainability requires sustainable upgrade (SU) of existing built facilities. Over the years, SU has focused on technologies with little attention given to the nature and conditions of existing buildings. The purpose of this paper is to identify existing building characteristics that impact SU. A detailed literature review on the nature and characteristics of existing buildings, as well as energy and environmental performance was undertaken. A survey questionnaire with all the determinants of existing buildings was administered to sustainability and construction professionals in Australia. The results show that size of building, age of building, U-value of wall, U-value of ceiling, area of external wall, thickness of insulation materials, occupancy, size of window opening, life span of sustainable technologies, and the type of building impact sustainable upgrade of existing buildings for energy efficiency.

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