Developing an integrated offer for sustainable renovations

Developing an integrated offer for sustainable renovations

Cré, J.
Mlecnik, E.
Kondratenko, I.
Degraeve, P.
Van der Have, J.A.
Vrijders, J.
Van Dessel, J.
Haavik, T.
Aabrekk, S.
Paiho, S.
Stenlund, O.
Svendsen, S.
Vanhoutteghem, L.
Hansen, S.

OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment

OTB Research

2012-01-25

Within an ERANET-ERACOBUILD project, this study investigates the opportunities and barriers to establish a “one stop shop” with an integrated supply side, to counteract the fragmented offer in sustainable renovation of single-family houses and to increase the level of knowledge, skills and innovations. Aspects of providing reliable information and guidance for house-owners are also included. Starting from a survey directed to the Flemish construction sector, we tried to distill the viewpoint and willingness of enterprises to cooperate in such a one-stop-shop idea. The survey concludes that the increase of holistic very low energy renovations is expected in a short time and that a large percentage of companies is willing to work together. However, socio-technical and know-how barriers to accomplish this still remain. With these results - and an analysis of existing websites providing an interface between suppliers and owner-occupants - business models, training and other activities will be set up to establish a one-stop shop model within the continuation of this project. A test case is foreseen.

renovation
energy performance
innovation
quality
demonstration projects

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:27bc933c-4c95-4013-8126-c1485c58a4b1

University of Salford Manchester

Retrofit 2012, Salford Manchester, UK, 24-25 January 2012

Institutional Repository

conference paper

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