Governance of Low-carbon Innovation in Domestic Energy Retrofits in the UK (original) (raw)

2017

Abstract

Pioneering case studies of housing renovation show that 80-90% emissions reductions are achievable using existing technology, but the task requires very high standards of design, installation and integration of energy system components. The often-observed design-performance gap is related to how the industry is structured and construction projects are managed, not because of a fundamental lack of products and technologies. Many disciplinary studies have investigated aspects of the problem: technical potential, management practice, estimates for ‘green’ jobs, policy appraisal. However, little work has been done to understand the construction sector as potential agents of change in delivering and maintaining a low-energy housing stock. An inter-disciplinary approach is needed to understand the practices and processes of the institutions and firms in the market for repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) of housing. RMI firms are incumbents in the housing-energy system in the sense t...

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