Guidelines, barriers and strategies for energy and water retrofits of public buildings

Government championed strategies to overcome the barriers to public building energy efficiency retrofit projects

“…Based on an extensive literature review Bertone et al [26] summarised a number of barriers and challenges of retrofit projects some of which may be applicable to public buildings. In another study Bertone et al [27] briefly mentioned some barriers and coping strategies for public building retrofitting project. However the study lack systematic identifiaciton of top barriers to retrofit project and the relationship between the barriers.…”

Sustainable Public Procurement Policies on Promoting Scientific and Technological Innovation in China: Comparisons with the U.S., the UK, Japan, Germany, France, and South Korea

“…In China, the PP has focused on achieving the state's policy goals for economic and social development [58], including the protection of key domestic industries [59]. For domestic products, the government has implemented priority procurement, minimum procurement share, and compulsory procurement (in certain areas) in fiscal funding projects [60].…”

Natural Gas Saving And Emissions Decrease In Public Health Care Sector – A Case Study

“…Energy consumption in the building sector amounts to between 20 to 40% of the total world energy consumption [1], [2]. The estimated energy saving potential in this sector is over 30% on average [3], which is often corroborated by related case studies and reviews [4] - [8]. However, the building retrofit rate is still very low, only about 3% in both USA and EU [9] and even lower is the new building construction rate, contributing together to only up to 5% incremental building energy efficiency investment in 2017 [2].…”

“…Nearly half of the energy consumption is typically consumed for building heating [20], [26], [32], followed by HVAC systems, lighting and other electric appliances. Thus, the majority of studies aimed at energy intensity decrease in this sector seek to lower the heating demands by proper building envelope retrofit, central heating unit upgrade, HVAC system modernization and regulation system improvement [4], [5], [33] - [35]. The role of hospital personnel awareness of energy efficient behaviour is highlighted [36] - [37] with behavioural inertia being frequently identified as one of the barriers to substantial energy savings in this sector.…”

“…The role of hospital personnel awareness of energy efficient behaviour is highlighted [36] - [37] with behavioural inertia being frequently identified as one of the barriers to substantial energy savings in this sector. A comprehensive analysis of all important barriers to energy efficiency in public health buildings is provided in [4], [5], [37], [38] where it is stated that the comparatively low priority of rational energy use in this sector is often overcome by other more urgent personnel activities and duties. Energy management introduction and energy performance contracting are seen as viable means towards energy savings [7], [39].…”