More than filler: Middle actors and socio-technical change in the energy system from the “middle-out”

Y Parag, KB Janda - Energy Research & Social Science, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper concentrates on 'middles' and 'middle actors' in energy systems and introduces a
“middle-out” framework for examining and supporting systemic change to a lower carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling Dutch homeowners' behaviour towards energy efficiency renovations: What drives and hinders their decision-making?

S Ebrahimigharehbaghi, QK Qian, FM Meijer… - Energy policy, 2019 - Elsevier
The housing stock has a considerable share of 40% in energy consumption and 36% of CO
2 emissions in the EU. In accordance to energy efficiency and emissions targets set by EU …

Beyond the sun—Socioeconomic drivers of the adoption of small-scale photovoltaic installations in Germany

AJ Schaffer, S Brun - Energy Research & Social Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The share of solar energy in German electricity supply has increased rapidly in recent years.
This is due to guaranteed feed-in tariffs in conjunction with decreasing prices for solar …

Reducing carbon from the “middle-out”: The role of builders in domestic refurbishment

KB Janda, G Killip, T Fawcett - Buildings, 2014 - mdpi.com
A three-year research project explored the evolving level of “building expertise” for low-
carbon housing refurbishment in the UK and France. With a focus on “middle actors” and the …

Designing an 'optimal'domestic retrofit programme

A Gillich, M Sunikka-Blank, A Ford - Building Research & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The US Better Buildings Neighborhood Program (BBNP) consisted of 41
different versions of thermal retrofit programmes with a common structure and objectives …

Assessing the adoption of the house as a system approach to residential energy efficiency programs

CE Hoicka, P Parker - Energy Efficiency, 2018 - Springer
The traditional model of taking single actions when components reach their end of life or
provide inadequate service has enabled the residential sector to gradually improve its …

Innovation in low-energy residential renovation: UK and France

G Killip, T Fawcett, KB Janda - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2014 - icevirtuallibrary.com
In both France and the UK, low-energy renovation of housing is an important part of wider
climate change mitigation strategy. Policy directed at householders and building …

Lessons for the UK Green Deal from the US BBNP

A Gillich, M Sunikka-Blank, A Ford - Building Research & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
How can programme design and strategy drive the decision actually to undertake retrofit
upgrades? The US Better Buildings Neighborhood Program (BBNP) and the UK Green Deal …

Consultancy centres and pop-ups as local authority policy instruments to stimulate adoption of energy efficiency by homeowners

F Meijer, A Straub, E Mlecnik - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The housing sector is responsible for a more than a quarter of the total final energy
consumption in the EU. As the majority (70%) of the EU-housing stock is owner occupied …

[PDF][PDF] Building Information Modelling

O Doukari, M Kassem… - … : Digitalisation and the …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
From its origins as a computer-aided three-dimensional modelling tool, Building Information
Modelling (BIM) has evolved to incorporate time scheduling, cost management, and …