Building renovation is one of the key factors in fostering energy efficiency in the building sector. However with regard to the long-term policy goals such as the Kyoto-Protocol and the IPCC recommendations the past and current rates of such renovations have been too low in most European...

Energy efficiency potentials slumbering in the envelopes of existing and newly constructed buildings are significant and still largely untapped. Increasing concerns of policy-makers about non-sustainable energy use and its implications especially on climate change currently spur a growing...

This paper uses a choice experiment to evaluate the consumers’ willingness to pay for energysaving measures in residential buildings. These measures include air renewal systems as well as thermal insulation of windows and facades. In addition to considerable savings in energy consumption,...

Deutsch Nichtenergetische Zusatznutzen wie Wohnkomfortverbesserungen, weniger Aussenlärm und bessere Raumluftqualität, spielen bei Energieeffizienzinvestitionen eine wichtige Rolle, werden aber noch zuwenig bei Investitionsentscheidungen beachtet. Die präsentierte Studie identifiziert und...