The political discussion on energy efficiency is focusing more and more on the building sector due to its … similarities to research on WTP for green daily consumer goods, the building sector is not clearly perceived as an essential …

This paper studies the effectiveness of building height limits as a policy to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It … shows that building height limits lead to urban sprawl and higher emissions from commuting. On the other hand, aggregate … total GHG emissions may be lower under building height restrictions, but only when they are very strict. Welfare is not …