Building restoration between energy efficiency and user acceptance

Two empirical case studies

Authors

  • Sonja Haug Institut für Sozialforschung und Technikfolgenabschätzung, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg (Deutschland)
  • Miriam Vetter Institut für Sozialforschung und Technikfolgenabschätzung, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg (Deutschland)
  • Karsten Weber Institut für Sozialforschung und Technikfolgenabschätzung, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg (Deutschland)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14512/tatup.29.3.56

Keywords:

energy-efficient building restoration, user acceptance, household survey, historic quarter, renewable energy

Abstract

Acceptance among residents is becoming increasingly important in establishing highly complex technical energy systems and energy-efficient modernization measures. This paper is based on two case studies on user involvement in the energy-efficient restoration of two cooperative owned building complexes in historic quarters of Regensburg/ Germany. Household surveys and qualitative interviews show the high acceptance of restoration measures, provided that the reduction of energy costs compensates for the increase in rents. Finally, acceptance factors such as participation, trust, social acceptability, and self-sufficiency are discussed.

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Published

15.12.2020

How to Cite

1.
Haug S, Vetter M, Weber K. Building restoration between energy efficiency and user acceptance: Two empirical case studies. TATuP [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 15 [cited 2021 Dec. 1];29(3):56-63. Available from: https://tatup.de/index.php/tatup/article/view/6837

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 3 (2020): Democracy and technology assessment. Practical challenges and conceptual consequences

Section

Research

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Articles in TATuP - Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice are published under the Creative Commons Licence CC BY 4.0.

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