2015
DOI: 10.1177/1420326x15600775
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Outside influence – Some effects of retrofit installers and advisors on energy behaviours in households

Abstract: We analyse qualitative data from home energy retrofit projects in England, looking beyond the boundaries of the building and its design for human behavioural influences on home energy use. We recognise that energy use is not solely determined by the decisions of building users or designers, but that intermediaries involved in energy retrofit may also be influential. Our focus is on retrofit which encompasses a range of changes to existing buildings to alter energy use.Decisions to incorporate new energy techno… Show more

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“…In addition, representatives of the construction and construction planning industry-but also neighbours, relatives and friends-have an important influence on renovation decisions and probably also on (non-)free-riding behaviour. This is in line with the argumentation of authors, who argue that building professionals are important intermediaries or "middle actors" for infrastructural changes [53][54][55][56]. Furthermore, participants of the focus groups emphasize that advice services are especially effective when they reach homeowners in the very early stages of the renovation decision process.…”
Section: What Factors Reduce Free Riding In the Specific Context Of Bsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…In addition, representatives of the construction and construction planning industry-but also neighbours, relatives and friends-have an important influence on renovation decisions and probably also on (non-)free-riding behaviour. This is in line with the argumentation of authors, who argue that building professionals are important intermediaries or "middle actors" for infrastructural changes [53][54][55][56]. Furthermore, participants of the focus groups emphasize that advice services are especially effective when they reach homeowners in the very early stages of the renovation decision process.…”
Section: What Factors Reduce Free Riding In the Specific Context Of Bsupporting
confidence: 79%
“…Im Gegensatz zu Feser und Runst (2016), die feststellen, dass Energieberater die sozialen und finanziellen Verhältnisse von Wohneigentümern außer Acht lassen, ergibt die eigene Auswertung, dass Energieberater die Verhältnisse der Ratssuchenden erfragen und Empfehlungen diesbezüglich anpassen. Eine wichtige Fähigkeit des Energieberaters ist es, die Interessen und Motive des Haushalts zu verstehen und mit der Reduzierung des Energiebedarfs zu verknüpfen (Owen und Mitchell 2015). Die Fähigkeit, auf Kundenwünsche einzugehen, ist entscheidend für eine erfolgreiche Beratung und eine nachhaltige Sanierung.…”
Section: Die Rolle Der Energieberatungunclassified
“…Diese Folgebesuche sind zu empfehlen, allerdings ohne spezielle Förderung bzw. Entlohnung des zusätzlichen Aufwands nicht machbar (Owen und Mitchell 2015).…”
Section: Die Rolle Der Energieberatungunclassified
“…Rented accommodation is further divided into private rented (with many landlords, typically each managing a small number of properties) and social housing which is rent controlled and usually area-based, typically with large numbers of properties managed by each landlord. The importance of the builder and installer in achieving low carbon buildings through renovation and improvement is starting to be recognised (Owen et al, 2014;Owen & Mitchell, 2015;Killip, 2013). Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) of less than 50 people, as well as sole traders and micro-enterprises (three people or less) are the main agents for RMI work in private homes.…”
Section: Context: Why Is Energy Use In Buildings Important? Who and Wmentioning
confidence: 99%