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The impact of energy performance certificates: A survey of German home owners

Amecke, Hermann - In: Energy Policy 46 (2012) C, pp. 4-14

introduced energy performance certificates (EPC). EPCs should provide clear information about the energy performance of buildings … implications of energy efficiency. Second, EPCs are not viewed for most buildings due to their legal status. Third, energy … Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Changes to the design of the EPC could further increase the importance of …

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Drivers of Thermal Retrofit Decisions – A Survey of German Single- and Two-Family Houses

Novikova, Aleksandra; Vieider, Ferdinand; Neuhoff, Karsten - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für … - 2011

The German government is committed to reducing the primary energy demand of buildings by 80% by 2050. This requires …

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Investigating greenhouse challenge from growing trends of electricity consumption through home appliances in buildings

Cabeza, Luisa F.; Urge-Vorsatz, Diana; McNeil, Michael A.; … - In: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 36 (2014) C, pp. 188-193

Energy use in buildings accounts for 38% of global total final energy consumption, 45% of which in OECD countries … millions of households out of poverty in China and India and promises to continually improve standards of living throughout the …

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Regional determinants of residential energy expenditures and the principal-agent problem in Austria

Hill, Daniel R. - In: REGION 2 (2015) 1, pp. Y1-Y16

The aim of this paper is two-fold: 1) to examine the determinants of residential energy expenditures and compare them on a regional level; and, 2) attempt to identify and measure the effect of possible principal-agent (PA) problems on residential energy efficiency in Austria. The results of this...

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Estimation of the social costs of natural gas

Nieves, L.A.; Lemon, J.R. - 2011

This study determines the extent to which it is possible to develop monetary estimates of the marginal social cost of fuels, using natural gas to test a methodology that could be applied to other fuels. This requires review of previous estimates of both market and nonmarket costs to the extent...

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Unlocking the potential for efficiency and demand response throughadvanced metering

Levy, Roger; Herter, Karen; Wilson, John - 2008

Reliance on the standard cumulative kilowatt-hour meter substantially compromises energy efficiency and demand response programs. Without advanced metering, utilities cannot support time-differentiated rates or collect the detailed customer usage information necessary to (1)educate the customer...

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ImSET 3.1: Impact of Sector Energy Technologies Model Description and User's Guide

Scott, Michael J.; Livingston, Olga V.; Balducci, Patrick J. - 2009

-efficient technology in buildings. In particular, a special-purpose version of the Benchmark National Input-Output (I-O) model was designed …

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Impact of building technology, state and community programs on United States employment and wage income

Scott, M.J.; Hostick, D.J.; Elliott, D.B.; Schultz, R.W. - 2009

automated analysis of the economic impacts of energy efficiency investments in buildings. ImBuild is also easier to use than …

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The federal market for ESCO services: How does it measure up?

Hopper, Nicole; Goldman, Charles; Birr, Dave - 2008

The federal market has been a source of strong energy service company (ESCO) industry growth over the last decade as traditional MUSH markets municipal/state governments, universities, schools and hospitals have matured. Federal alternative financing programs Utility Energy Services Contracts...

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How can energy-efficient structures compete in an inefficient energy market

Noll, S. - 2009

and support is established. It is known that technologies and design solutions for energy-efficient buildings are … fully recognize the sensibility of a concerted conservation and renewable-energy-resource program for buildings as opposed …

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