A review of building energy regulation and policy for energy conservation in developing countries

Iwaro, Joseph; Mwasha, Abrahams

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.08.027

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“…These green building barriers must be identified to set strategies for fast adaptation and diffusion of green buildings in Saudi Arabia. According to some estimates, the number of barriers is generally high in the building sector compared with any other sector (Iwaro & Mwasha, 2010). A number of studies that explored barriers of green buildings and its systems started by categorizing these barriers under broad groups related to the barriers (Azadian & Radzi, 2013;Dahle & Neumayer, 2001;Jarnehammar et al, 2008;Kennedy & Basu, 2013;Zhang & Wang, 2013).…”

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“…Several countries (e.g., Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, New Zealand and the European Union) set tough environmental laws due to climate change and environmental issues (Eves & Kippes, 2010). The enforcement of such energy regulations will result in a decrease in energy demand, the number of power plants, consumed natural resources and atmospheric emissions (Iwaro & Mwasha, 2010). Thus, significant attention is given to green buildings and their innovative efficiency and renewable systems.…”

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Barriers to the Diffusion and Adoption of Green Buildings in Saudi Arabia

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2015

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Many countries around the globe have recently pursued sustainability. The public and governments are demanding sustainability due to worldwide environmental disasters caused by pollution and man-made activities that impact the ecological system. Green buildings represent a significant component of sustainability, as their construction is intended to reduce natural resources consumption through energy and water conservation. Saudi Arabia is one of the world's richest countries, but its number of certified green buildings is notably low. In addition, all of these buildings are certified by the US Green Building Council LEED rating system and not by a national organization. It seems that numerous barriers exist, slowing the development and diffusion of green buildings in Saudi Arabia. Through a systematic qualitative research approach, this research aims to explore barriers to the diffusion and adoption of green buildings in Saudi Arabia, which will facilitate the development of green buildings in Saudi Arabia. This research concludes the identification of 14 green building barriers, with lack of skilled personal and unsupportive government policies and regulations being the most significant barriers.

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Barriers to the Diffusion and Adoption of Green Buildings in Saudi Arabia

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2015

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“…Despite energy conservation efforts, building energy standards are not necessarily effective in all situations (Iwaro and Mwasha, 2010). In general, the design standards of most countries do not consider some important factors (e.g., building operations and occupant behavior) that can influence the actual building energy use, and this can lead to a potentially large gap between the design estimates and actual energy consumption of the building (Li et al, 2014;Newsham et al, 2009;Peng et al, 2013;Scofield, 2009).…”

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“…According to studies by Iwaro and Mwasha (2010) and Janda (2009), design standards have been proposed in most developed countries and around 60% of developing countries.…”

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A thorough assessment of China’s standard for energy consumption of buildings

Yan

Hong

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Energy and Buildings

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China's Design Standard for Energy Efficiency of Public Buildings (the Design Standard) is widely used in the design phase to regulate the energy efficiency of physical assets (envelope, lighting, HVAC) in buildings. However, the standard does not consider many important factors that influence the actual energy use in buildings, and this can lead to gaps between the design estimates and actual energy consumption. To achieve the national energy savings targets defined in the strategic 12

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“…In European countries about two thirds of the domestic energy demand is used for indoor climate (OECD, 2003). Current policies towards a higher energy efficiency of the housing stock particularly focus on regulation by "Building Energy Codes" (Annunziata et al, 2013;Iwaro and Mwasha, 2010;Jacobsen and Kotchen, 2013) and financial support schemes like the "Green Deal" in the UK or the programs provided by the public German bank KfW. However, it is frequently argued, that new instruments are needed, because existing policies do not attract sufficient investment (see, e.g., Dowson et al, 2012) to implement for example the "Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings" standard, as targeted by the European Commission by 2020 (European Commission, 2012).…”

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Small might be beautiful, but bigger performs better: Scale economies in “green” refurbishments of apartment housing

2015

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThe energy efficiency of the residential housing stock plays a key role in strategies to mitigate climate change and global warming. In this context, it is frequently argued that private investment and the quality of thermal upgrades is too low in the light of the challenges faced and the potential energy cost savings. While many authors address the potential barriers for investors to increase energy efficiency, studies on the capabilities different investors have to reduce energy requirements of their property are scarce. This study investigates potential advantages of housing company's size, i.e. economies of scale, economies of scope and institutional learning in thermal upgrades of residential housing. Based on unique data on energy consumption in 102,307 apartment houses in Germany, we present new evidence for advantages and disadvantages of housing company's size in "green" retrofitting projects. Our estimations show, that large housing companies outperform private landlords by far in high effort refurbishment projects. In contrast, private landlords appear to have advantages in low effort, incremental refurbishment activities. The results offer new options for policy makers to refine the support schemes towards a low carbon housing stock.

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A review of building energy regulation and policy for energy conservation in developing countries

Cited by 245 publications

References 21 publications

Barriers to the Diffusion and Adoption of Green Buildings in Saudi Arabia

Barriers to the Diffusion and Adoption of Green Buildings in Saudi Arabia

A thorough assessment of China’s standard for energy consumption of buildings

Small might be beautiful, but bigger performs better: Scale economies in “green” refurbishments of apartment housing

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