Jowkar, M; Temeljotov-Salaj, A; Lindkvist, C M and Støre-Valen, M (2022) Sustainable building renovation in residential buildings: Barriers and potential motivations in Norwegian culture. Construction Management and Economics, 40(3), pp. 161-172. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Retrofit of existing housing increases the possibility of meeting Sustainable Development Goals. Improving quality of life, minimising energy consumption and increasing productivity in buildings process with the aim of affordable housing (social, environmental, and economic sustainability) set new demands for renovation amongst residential housing in Norway. Most studies to date emphasised on mitigation of CO2 emissions in building sector through building renovations. However, recent studies started evaluating why such renovation plans may not be considered by property owners. This study investigates potential barriers and motivations for Sustainable Building Renovations (SBR) from house-owners' perspective and discusses the role of urban Facility Management (FM) in promoting SBR. Results from a questionnaire survey with 341 citizens in Trondheim city, Norway, confirm economic issues as the main barrier for SBR with respondents suggesting different forms of financial support to resolve these barriers. Social engagement of citizens with public/private partners and neighbours illustrates the collective motivation for SBR. This requires an intermediary role like urban FM engaging citizens to co-create their needs in urban areas with public/private sectors. The output of this study helps to promote urban FM engaging with SBR targets through renovation of neighbourhoods.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | energy wastage; neighbourhood; social engagement; sustainable building renovation; urban facility management |
| Index terms: | housing, questionnaire, mitigation, building renovation, urban area, sustainable building, property owner, motivation, residential housing, survey, Norway, quality of life, intermediary, sustainable development goal, energy consumption, affordable housing, renovation, economic sustainability, private sector, owner, productivity, CO2 emissions, residential building |
| Subjects: | air quality, business, data collection methods, construction type, economic analysis, energy systems, psychology, financial risk, sustainable construction, sustainable design, Geography, public and environmental health, urban form and morphology, management, renovation and retrofit, industry analysis, sociology, asset management |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Construction Technology, Sustainability, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Health and Safety, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Engineering Principles, Urban Studies, Human Resources |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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