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Comparing European residential building stocks: performance, renovation and policy opportunities
Abstract
Greater potential energy savings can be achieved in the large stock of existing dwellings than in the relatively small proportion of newly built dwellings. Although the energy performance of existing dwellings is much poorer than new dwellings, the stock of existing dwellings is very large in a ‘mature’ built environment of most developed countries. In the past decade, awareness of the potential energy savings has spread widely among the many stakeholders involved. Nonetheless, most regulations and instruments are still aimed at achieving sustainable newly built construction. An evidenced-based overview of the current state of the residential building stock is provided for eight northern European countries along with current renovation data. Comparisons are made on the characteristics, physical quality and developments of the residential building stock. Existing policies and incentives to reduce energy use and CO2 emissions are analysed for their impacts on the existing building stock as well as the barriers preventing successful sustainable renovation. Common denominators in the current state of renovation of residential building stock are used to identify possible future instruments and incentives that are needed to overcome current barriers. C'est dans le parc important des logements existants plutôt que dans le pourcentage relativement faible des logements de construction récente qu'il y a le plus de possibilités de réaliser des économies d'énergie. Bien que la performance énergétique des logements existants soit bien moindre que celle des logements neufs, le parc des logements existants est très important dans un cadre bâti parvenu « à maturité », tel que celui de la plupart des pays développés. Dans la dernière décennie, la sensibilisation aux économies d'énergie pouvant être réalisées s'est largement répandue parmi les nombreuses parties prenantes impliquées. Néanmoins, la plupart des réglementations et des textes réglementaires visent encore à obtenir une durabilité dans des constructions neuves. Un panorama, fondé sur des données probantes, de l'état actuel du parc bâti résidentiel est fourni pour huit pays d'Europe du Nord, accompagné des données actuelles en matière de rénovation. Des comparaisons sont faites concernant les caractéristiques, la qualité physique et les évolutions du parc bâti résidentiel. Les politiques existantes et les mesures incitatives destinées à réduire l'utilisation d'énergie et les émissions de CO2 sont analysées quant à leurs effets sur le parc bâti existant, ainsi que les obstacles qui empêchent de réussir une rénovation durable. Les dénominateurs communs propres à la situation actuelle en matière de rénovation du parc bâti résidentiel sont utilisés afin d'identifier les futurs textes réglementaires et les futures incitations possibles qui sont nécessaires pour surmonter les obstacles actuels. Mots clés: qualité des bâtiments, parc bâti, performance énergétique, politique énergétique, économies d'énergie, politique du logement, rénovation, durabilité, qualité thermique
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- Authors
- Meijer, F., Itard, L., & Sunikka-Blank, M.
- Venue
- Building Research & Information
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-11
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 5-6
- Pages
- 533-551
- ISSN
- 0961-3218 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-4321
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- W2052169289
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- 203
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 14.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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