Chapter 2.2

The challenge of improving energy efficiency in the building sector: Taking an in-depth look at decision-making on investments in energy-efficient refurbishments

Katrin Arninga; Elisabeth Dütschkeb; Joachim Globischb; Barbara Zaunbrechera    a Chair of Communication Science/Human Computer Interaction Center, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germanyb Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe, Germany

Abstract

Even though energy efficiency (EE) measures are a central lever to achieving the aim of a climate-neutral building stock, the investment rate in EE refurbishments in Germany is stagnating at a low level. This chapter presents an empirically based decision-making process model of energy efficiency ...

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