Van Der Bent, H S; Visscher, H J; Meijer, A and Mouter, N (2021) Monitoring energy performance improvement: Insights from Dutch housing association dwellings. Buildings & Cities, 2(1), pp. 779-796. ISSN 2632-6655
Abstract
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) enhanced the sustainable improvement of dwellings in the European Union. Member states formulated measurable goals to improve the housing stock, and monitoring systems were developed to give insights into the improvements. In the Netherlands, non-profit housing associations agreed to improve the quality of their housing stock to an average Dutch energy label B (energy index (EI NV) = 1.40) by 2020. Research assessing this progress over time is presented using an annual monitoring system based on 2.0 million energy performance calculations of 264 Dutch non-profit housing associations between 2017 and 2020. The assessment includes: a detailed description of the development of the state of the stock over time; the effect of changes to the stock (construction and demolition) and changes within the stock (different types of retrofit measures); and the different characteristics of non-profit housing associations. Insights from this research show which specific retrofit and other measures are adopted and have substantial impact over time. This provides a useful frame of reference for building stock analysis and accelerating the improvement of the building stock. It also creates a baseline of information for the future sustainable development of this particular stock.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building stock; energy index; energy performance; housing associations; monitoring; retrofit; the Netherlands |
| Index terms: | construction and demolition, non-profit, building stock, housing stock, sustainable development, Netherlands, energy performance of buildings directive, European Union, energy performance, housing association, monitoring |
| Subjects: | environmental law, asset management, industry analysis, physical geography and landforms, Geography, health safety and environment, institutional client, energy systems, organization, waste management, control systems |
| Topics: | Legal Issues, Site Management, Health and Safety, Business Strategy, Geographical Context, Roles and Professions, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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