Analysis of financial benefits for energy retrofits of owner-occupied single-family houses in Germany

Mayer, Zoe; Volk, Rebekka; Schultmann, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108722

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“…Very typically, the only economic impact of deep retrofitting of buildings is the direct economic impact of the building owners, such as in these studies set in Kuwait (Krarti, 2015), Germany (Mayer et al, 2022) and Portugal (Palma et al, 2022), even if government subsidies are included in the calculations. In Croatia, building energy retrofits were found not to be economical for investors, but were beneficial for the society as a whole (Mikulić et al, 2016).…”

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Socio-economic impacts of large-scale deep energy retrofits in Finnish apartment buildings

Hirvonen

Saari

Jokisalo

et al. 2022

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Section: Economic Impactsmentioning

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Socio-economic impacts of large-scale deep energy retrofits in Finnish apartment buildings

Hirvonen

Saari

Jokisalo

et al. 2022

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…The German government hopes to have a building stock that is almost climate-neutral by 2050. Especially, energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources should cut the primary energy demand of buildings by 80% from the 2008 level [9]. According to the carbon emission targets of China, 2025, 2030, and 2035 have been designated as the enforcement years for ultra-low energy buildings, NZEBs, and zero-energy buildings (ZEBs), respectively [10].…”

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Feasibility Analysis of Nearly Zero-Energy Building Design Oriented to the Optimization of Thermal Performance Parameters

Xu,

Yu,

Sheng

et al. 2023

Buildings

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The effective control and reduction of building energy consumption are major global focuses. The building sector is responsible for over 40% of all direct and indirect CO2 emissions. Nearly zero-energy buildings have been the subject of aims and regulations from several developed nations. An office building located in the severe cold region of China was chosen for this case study. The building was equipped with multiple NZEB technologies. Building indoor environment parameters and energy efficiency indexes were used as performance targets, and a performance-based design approach was used to optimize building design parameters. Thermal performance of the building envelope, airtightness, energy demand, and indoor thermal environment were tested according to different evaluation criteria. The total energy demand was as low as 53.93 KWh/(m2·a), and this can be attributed to the exceptional insulation of the building. In this test, the indoor thermal environment comfort was satisfactory. This study can be used as a reference for the design and evaluation of low-carbon buildings and low-energy buildings.

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Subsidy free-riding is positively correlated to the development of energy efficiency in the housing stock

Neef,

Egner,

Klöckner

2024

Environ Dev Sustain

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Incentivizing energy-efficient retrofits in residential sectors often involves subsidies, which are aimed at lowering a building’s environmental impact. However, the effectiveness of these subsidies has been debated, particularly concerning an unintended consequence known as free-riding. Free-riders are investors who would have made energy-efficient retrofits even without the subsidy. Typically, a high prevalence of free-riding is perceived negatively from an economic perspective in terms of the impact and efficiency of a policy. However, apart from economic efficiency, it is unclear what the relation between free-riding and the progression of the buildings’ energy standards is. We employed an agent-based model to mimic a neighborhood and discovered an intriguing pattern: Areas with more free-riders actually showed advanced energy standards in their building infrastructure now and 7 years into the future. These insights enhance our comprehension of free-riding and can help policymakers take this relation into account when designing subsidy schemes.

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Analysis of financial benefits for energy retrofits of owner-occupied single-family houses in Germany

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Socio-economic impacts of large-scale deep energy retrofits in Finnish apartment buildings

Socio-economic impacts of large-scale deep energy retrofits in Finnish apartment buildings

Feasibility Analysis of Nearly Zero-Energy Building Design Oriented to the Optimization of Thermal Performance Parameters

Subsidy free-riding is positively correlated to the development of energy efficiency in the housing stock

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