TY - BOOK ID - 19526354 TI - Diffusion dynamics of energy-efficient renovations : causalities and policy recommendations PY - 2013 VL - 14 SN - 3642371744 3642371752 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Architecture and energy conservation. KW - Buildings KW - Energy consumption. KW - Energy conservation and architecture KW - Energy. KW - Energy efficiency. KW - Building. KW - Construction. KW - Engineering, Architectural. KW - Sustainable development. KW - Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings). KW - Building Construction. KW - Sustainable Development. KW - Design and construction. KW - Edifices KW - Halls KW - Structures KW - Architecture KW - Energy efficient buildings KW - Energy conservation KW - Energy Efficiency. KW - Building Construction and Design. KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Environmental aspects KW - Buildings—Design and construction. KW - Consumption of energy KW - Energy efficiency KW - Fuel consumption KW - Fuel efficiency KW - Power resources KW - Architectural engineering KW - Construction KW - Construction science KW - Engineering, Architectural KW - Structural design KW - Structural engineering KW - Construction industry KW - Design and construction KW - Architecture. KW - Building, Iron and steel. KW - Iron and steel building KW - Iron construction KW - Steel and iron building KW - Steel construction KW - Girders KW - Graphic statics KW - Iron KW - Steel KW - Iron, Structural KW - Steel, Structural KW - Architecture, Primitive KW - Architecture, Western (Western countries) KW - Building design KW - Western architecture (Western countries) KW - Art KW - Building UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:19526354 AB - Accelerating the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations is a key policy lever in order to reduce the environmental impact of buildings. This book provides a broad, systemic perspective on the causes of the diffusion of energy-efficient renovations in Switzerland and policy recommendations for accelerating the diffusion process. Specifically, the book provides a description of the societal problem situation within which the diffusion process takes place and an analysis of the actors involved. It provides a detailed explanation of the causes of the diffusion process that synthesizes insights from the engineering, economics, marketing, sociology, communication studies and political science literature. It employs the System Dynamics methodology to simulate the diffusion process and analyze policy levers. The book proposes two regulations and a sketch of a business model as particularly promising public policy interventions. It concludes with an outline of a generic theory of the diffusion of sustainable technologies. . ER -