Beyond economics—understanding the decision-making of German small private landlords in terms of energy efficiency investment

März, Steven

doi:10.1007/s12053-017-9567-7

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“…Oberhausen is a city in the Ruhr area of Germany with approximately 212,000 inhabitants. The city and neighbourhood are closely linked to the rise of the coal and steel industries at the end of the 19th century and their decline from the 1960s onwards [22,51]. The decline led to enormous socio-economic challenges for the city [52,53].…”

Section: Mixed-methods Research Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To answer this question, comprehensive knowledge about their decision-making processes is crucial. While much is known about homeowners in Germany [11][12][13][14][15] and abroad [16][17][18][19], as well as about professional landlords [20,21], very little is known about small private landlords (SPL) [22,23], despite the fact that they own 37% of all residential apartments in Germany. This is the starting point of the analysis, in which the authors used a mixed-method research design [24] to analyse the decision-making processes of SPL and identify the supportive and obstructive factors.…”

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Mixed-Method Research to Foster Energy Efficiency Investments by Small Private Landlords in Germany

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Bierwirth

Schüle³

2020

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The decarbonisation of the building stock is an important element for the success of the German Energiewende (energy transition). Despite some progress having been made, the rate of energy renovation falls below the level required to meet political commitments. This gives rise to the question: what deters property owners from making energy efficiency investments and how can the policy framework foster such investments? To answer this question, the paper focuses on a widely neglected property owner group: small private landlords (SPL). Although they manage 37% of all residential rental properties in Germany, very little is known about their decision-making processes for energy efficiency investments. We applied a mixed-method design to identify factors that hindered and supported their investments. In an explorative study, we initially conducted 18 problem-centred interviews. Subsequently, we carried out a postal survey and analysed the questionnaires using a hierarchical linear regression model. The results show that energy renovation is a multi-dimensional decision-making process, which can only be adequately addressed by a comprehensive policy package. To develop such a package, the author recommends that the specific investment behaviour of SPL must be better targeted, their knowledge about energy efficiency investments must be improved through exchange and networking, a sense of responsibility for the neighbourhood must be fostered, and greater focus must be placed on improving local framework conditions.

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Section: Mixed-methods Research Designmentioning

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Mixed-Method Research to Foster Energy Efficiency Investments by Small Private Landlords in Germany

März

Bierwirth

Schüle³

2020

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“…März [64] used a qualitatively method to understand the decision-making processes of small private landlords (SPL) when considering energy renovations. This author examined, in addition to economic aspects, related values, beliefs, norms, habits, personal capabilities and contextual factors.…”

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Interactions and Relationships between Personal Factors in Pro-Environmental Golf Tourist Behaviour: A Gender Analysis

2019

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There is a very clear link between tourism and sustainability due to the importance and consequences of the tourism sector in the world economy. Behavioural studies are among the major topics of sustainable tourism research. There are several factors that influence our sustainable behaviour at home and in vacation settings. In general, the main objective of this paper is to examine the personal factors in pro-environmental tourist behaviour from a gender perspective. This study is based on a sample of 347 golf tourists from 16 European countries. The results corroborated the relationships between ecological habits, personal capabilities and environmental attitudes. However, interactions between personal factors were more limited. It was shown that only the interaction between personal capabilities and externally-oriented habits have an influence on environmental attitudes. Also, some gender differences were found.

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“…Households with higher income are more positively inclined to adopt energy efficient measures, while families with lower income are reluctant to proceed in such an investment [30]. The low-income households, when deciding to perform a renovation, are more likely to perform a more obvious change in their dwelling, such as changing a bathroom or kitchen [55]. The financial returns from an investment in energy efficiency measures is considered another motivating factor for house owners.…”

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Swedish House Owners’ Intentions Towards Renovations: Is there a Market for One-Stop-Shop?

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In this paper, we examine factors affecting owners’ intention for renovation of their detached houses. Furthermore, we analyze their interest in choosing a one-stop-shop (OSS) service for the renovation, even though such a concept is not yet established in Sweden, but emerging in other parts of Europe. Our study is based on responses to an online questionnaire survey of 971 house owners residing in Kronoberg Region in Sweden. About 76% of the respondents intend to renovate in the near future, with approximately 71% of them preferring to renovate individual components of their dwelling and 5% to renovate their whole house in steps. House owners of younger age, higher income, higher education, and those with an interest for environmental issues, were the ones most interested in physical renovations, which improves energy efficiency of the building. For those house owners, one-stop-shop can facilitate the decision-making process, and help them to choose those measures that will improve their quality of life. Approximately 20% of the respondents had a positive view towards an one-stop-shop, which is an indicator that market for such a service exists. Parameters such as quality of work, cost and energy savings and specification of measures to be adopted are the key for the promotion of one-stop-shop. Additionally, house owners want to have a certain level of involvement in the selection of actors performing the renovation. Moreover, financial incentives, e.g., loans, do not play a significant role for the selection of one-stop-shop, but act as complementary motive for house owners.

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Beyond economics—understanding the decision-making of German small private landlords in terms of energy efficiency investment

Abstract: Understanding the decision-making of German small private landlords in terms of energy efficiency investment

Cited by 34 publications

References 48 publications

Mixed-Method Research to Foster Energy Efficiency Investments by Small Private Landlords in Germany

Mixed-Method Research to Foster Energy Efficiency Investments by Small Private Landlords in Germany

Interactions and Relationships between Personal Factors in Pro-Environmental Golf Tourist Behaviour: A Gender Analysis

Swedish House Owners’ Intentions Towards Renovations: Is there a Market for One-Stop-Shop?

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