Research on the development of main policy instruments for improving building energy-efficiency

Shen, Liyin; He, Bao‐Jie; Jiao, Liudan; Song, Xiangnan; Zhang, Xiaoling

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.108

Cited by 93 publications

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“…Therefore, the incentive supplied by the government may be insufficiently large to overcome high construction costs [23]. This economic incentive scheme needs a consistent level of funding and provision for additional funding sources [4,24,25].…”

Section: Categorization Of the Economic Incentivesmentioning

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Costs and Benefits of Implementing Green Building Economic Incentives: Case Study of a Gross Floor Area Concession Scheme in Hong Kong

Fan,

Chan,

Chau

2018

Sustainability

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Economic incentives are widely used to promote green buildings (GB) and consume social resources. However, few studies evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing economic incentives, including hidden costs and benefits. This paper applies cost-benefits analysis (CBA) and transaction cost (TC) theory to systematically evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing the green building economic incentives, with focused study on the Gross Floor Area (GFA) Concession Scheme in Hong Kong. The data of costs and benefits indicate how the GFA Concession Scheme motivates stakeholders and how much it benefits the built environment, which provides a solid foundation for the improvement of the GFA Concession Scheme. Expert interviews were conducted to verify and compliment the new CBA framework and provide empirical evidence for policy-makers and researchers to better understand the allocation of costs and benefits. The results show that the effectiveness of the GFA Concession Scheme is readily justified even if it has caused a lot of extra transaction costs and actual costs. A 10% GFA concession attracts developers to enter the GB market but discourages them to go for a higher level of GB. It is the right time to differentiate the GFA concession to promote a higher level of GB.

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Section: Categorization Of the Economic Incentivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Costs and Benefits of Implementing Green Building Economic Incentives: Case Study of a Gross Floor Area Concession Scheme in Hong Kong

Fan,

Chan,

Chau

2018

Sustainability

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“…Solid fuels are relatively cheap, but also less ecological [11,12]. Therefore, hard and brown coal and wood are often used as a basic fuel for heating buildings [13,14].…”

Section: Economic Factors Affecting the Generation Of Low Emissionmentioning

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Economic Conditions of Low Emission Reduction in Poland

Piwowar¹,

Dzikuć²,

Kułyk³

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Abstract. The air quality in Poland is one of the worst in the entire European Union. A lot of factors affect a large amount of pollutants that get into the air. The most important of them include heating buildings, road transport and the functioning of industry. A large part of the pollutants that get into the air belongs to low emission, which appears at a low altitude above ground level (up to 40 m). In Poland there are exceedances of harmful substances in the air due to the lack of solutions that exist in other EU countries. However, these solutions are often costly and the authorities in Poland in recent years have not taken action that would help to solve the problem of poor air quality. The paper presents economic conditions that are related to reducing emissions in Poland.

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“…The government has tried to promote building energy-efficiency through various policies, the most effective one for China being mandatory administration controls. However, its implementation requires more financial resources and consistent funding, which is at times unavailable [43]. In addition, policy enforcement is considered a problem.…”

Section: Promoting Energy Transition In the Building Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Green Buildings in Singapore; Analyzing a Frontrunner’s Sectoral Innovation System

2017

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The building sector in Singapore consumes up to half of the nation's total energy. The government has therefore been urging the transformation of the industry by targeting 80% of all buildings to be green-certified by 2030. Thus far, Singapore has done relatively well, and is widely viewed as frontrunner in this respect. This paper addresses the question: what are the benefits and limitations of Singapore's sectoral innovation system in spurring an energy transition in the building sector, in particular by up-scaling the use of green building technology? The Sectoral Innovation Systems (SIS) theoretical framework was used to analyze the Singapore case. Four SIS components were assessed: technological regime, market demand, actor interactions and networks, and institutional framework. The benefits of Singapore's sectoral innovation system identified in the analysis basically concern aspects of all of the four elements of SIS. Particular success factors concerned the launching of an integrated strategy to support green building innovations (i.e., the Green Mark policy scheme), implementing support policies, and setting up test beds. Furthermore, a masterplan to engage and educate end-users was implemented, knowledge exchange platforms were set up, regulations on the use of efficient equipment in buildings were issued, and standards and a certification system were adopted. The results also shed light on key barriers, namely, the reluctance of building users to change their habits, ineffective stakeholder collaboration, and green buildings innovation support coming from the government only. Measures in place have been moderately effective.

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Research on the development of main policy instruments for improving building energy-efficiency

Cited by 93 publications

References 39 publications

Costs and Benefits of Implementing Green Building Economic Incentives: Case Study of a Gross Floor Area Concession Scheme in Hong Kong

Costs and Benefits of Implementing Green Building Economic Incentives: Case Study of a Gross Floor Area Concession Scheme in Hong Kong

Economic Conditions of Low Emission Reduction in Poland

Green Buildings in Singapore; Analyzing a Frontrunner’s Sectoral Innovation System

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