1st Edition

Energy Efficiency in Housing Management Policies and Practice in Eleven Countries

272 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The embedding of energy efficiency in the management of individual housing organisations is crucial for the realization of current ambitious energy efficiency policies. This issue is examined for the first time in this book through an analysis of selected case studies in new ‘green’ buildings, as well as in the retrofitting of existing housing, maintenance and budgeting. The links between policy... Read more

1. Introduction (Nico Nieboer, Vincent Gruis, Sasha Tsenkova and Anke van Hal)  2. Sweden: integrated strategies to overcome market barriers (Paula Femenías and Anna-Lisa Lindén)  3. Denmark: Climate Partnerships in Social Housing (Lars A. Engberg)  4. Germany: sustainability versus economic feasibility (André Scharmanski and Nadine Walter) 5. The Netherlands: unsettled times for energy efficiency (Anke van Hal, Nico Nieboer and Birgit Dulski)  6. England: lessons from delivering Decent Homes and affordable warmth (Jack Hulme) 7. France: the influence of regulation and public subsidies (Frédéric Bougrain)  8. Switzerland: Non-profit housing sector - a leader in energy efficiency initiatives (Lee Ann Nicol, Margrit Hugentobler and Joris van Wezemael)  9. Austria: social housing providers at the forefront of energy efficiency (Wolfgang Amann, Alexis Mundt and Walter Hüttler)  10. Czech Republic: Energy Efficiency Increasing in a Housing Stock (Jiří Karásek and Eliška Ubralová)  11. Slovenia: do energy efficiency policies influence the quality of housing? (Andreja Cirman, Srna Mandič and Metka Sitar)  12. Canada: Energy Efficiency Retrofits - Policy Solutions for Sustainable Social Housing (Sasha Tsenkova and Karim Youssef)  13. Conclusions (Nico Nieboer, Vincent Gruis, Anke van Hal and Sasha Tsenkova)

Biography

Nieboer, Nico; Tsenkova, Sasha; Gruis, Vincent; van Hal, Anke