German state subsidies for photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation now amount to over 200 million euros per month. Yet PV in Germany is only 30% as economically efficient as wind power, while up to 19 times as much energy would be saved if the same funds were used to thermally renovate homes....

Die nationale und internationale Klimapolitik stellt zunehmend Anforderungen an alle Bereiche einer Volkswirtschaft. Auch die Immobilienwirtschaft ist davon betroffen. Schließlich liegen hier noch nicht gehobene Potenziale zur Reduktion von Treibhausgasemissionen. Einem verstärkten Klimaschutz...

Understanding the determinants of home-efficiency improvements is significant to a range of energy policy issues, including the reduction of fossil fuel use and environmental protection. This paper analyzes retrofit choices by assembling a unique data set merging a nationwide household survey...