Retrofitting the Built Environment

"Retrofitting the Built Environment is an extension of this conference. Contained within is a mix of policy, technical and social science papers, presented by both academic and industry authors, giving a multiple perspective of the issue from both a UK and international perspective"--

List of contents

List of contributors vii
 
Foreword
 
Kevin Anderson xv
 
1 Retrofitting the built environment: An introduction 1
Will Swan and Philip Brown
 
PART 1 Understanding the problem 5
 
2 Achieving 'systemic' urban retrofit: A framework for action 7
Tim May, Mike Hodson, Simon Marvin and Beth Perry
 
3 Openness in household energy use: The new Housing Energy Fact File 20
Jason Palmer, Ian Cooper and Martin Hughes
 
4 Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector: A socio-technical perspective 36
Will Swan
 
PART 2 Policy and regulation 53
 
5 A roadmap to significant reductions in energy use for existing buildings: The long view 55
Stephen Morgan
 
6 Thermal retrofit and building regulations for dwellings in the UK 67
Stephen Todd
 
7 Retrofitting existing dwellings: Lessons from the policy instruments of front-runners 81
Lorraine Murphy
 
PART 3 Implementing and evaluating retrofit 97
 
8 Make no assumptions: The selection of domestic retrofit improvements 99
Charlie Baker, Luke Smith and Will Swan
 
9 Life cycle assessment of refurbishment strategies for historical buildings 113
Gianluca Ruggieri, Giovanni Dotelli, Paco Melià and Sergio Sabbadini
 
10 FutureFit: Lessons for the Green Deal from a retrofit large-scale project in UK social housing 128
Alexandra Willey
 
11 Energy monitoring in retrofit projects: Strategies, tools and practices 141
Richard Fitton
 
PART 4 Peoples and communities 155
 
12 Engaging residents in multifamily building retrofits: Reducing energy consumption and enhancing resident satisfaction 157
Patricia Gee and Lucrezia Chiappetta
 
13 Ensuring energy efficiency at the individual level: Getting psychologically informed 170
Philip Brown
 
14 Barriers to domestic retrofit: Learning from past home improvement experiences 184
Becky Mallaband, Victoria Haines and Val Mitchell
 
15 Low-energy design for non-experts: Usability in whole house retrofit 200
Marianne Heaslip
 
Index 225

Product details

• Authors: Philip Brown, Philip Swan Brown, W Swan, William Swan, William (Sustainable Housing Researcher Swan, William Brown Swan
• Assisted by: Brown (Editor), Brown (Editor), Philip Brown (Editor), Philip (Deputy Director of the Salford Housing and Urban Studies Unit Brown (Editor), Willia Swan (Editor), William Swan (Editor), William (Sustainable Housing Researcher Swan (Editor), Swan William (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.09.2013
• EAN: 9781118273500
• ISBN: 978-1-118-27350-0
• No. of pages: 252
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Nachhaltigkeit, nachhaltiges Bauen, Construction, Bauausführung, Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen, Civil Engineering & Construction, Construction: Sustainability