Environmental and Economic Evaluations of Building Energy Retrofits

• Other Authors: Hou, Cynthia (Editor), Lai, Joseph H.K (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; building energy performance; building energy retrofits; green building certification; transaction costs; agency theory; incentives; facility management; KPI; refurbishment; renovation; retrofit; survey; building energy system optimization; renewable energy retrofit; life cycle emission; building energy retrofitting; building information modelling (BIM); energy performance evaluation; BREEAM-NL; energy transition; RACI matrix; LCOH; life-cycle cost; heating; cooling; heat pump; fossil fuel; biomass; greenhouse gas; architecture; "Renovation Wave"; energy-efficiency; CO2 emissions; well-being
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This book comprises six papers published in the Special Issue "Environmental and Economic Evaluations of Building Energy Retrofits". The six papers each adopt different perspectives in investigating building energy retrofit practices in Hong Kong, Poland, the Netherlands, Finland, and Ital...