Investigation into the slow adoption of retrofitting - What are the barriers and drivers to retrofitting, and how can ICT help

DOI

10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.37How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Retrofitting, Green Deal, Customer Engagement, Energy Efficiency Measures, ICT

Abstract

In this paper we explore a number of reasons for the slow adoption of energy efficiency measures by householders. We use primary research collected over a two month longitudinal trial to define a number of the core barriers and drivers to retrofitting. The trial logged participants who were interested in energy efficiency measures but were still undecided about whether to install them or not. We conclude the paper by supplying a number of recommendations about how ICT can be used to help remove the barriers and enhance the drivers during this critical decision period.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Christopher Weeks
AU  - Charles Delalonde
AU  - Chris Preist
PY  - 2015/09
DA  - 2015/09
TI  - Investigation into the slow adoption of retrofitting - What are the barriers and drivers to retrofitting, and how can ICT help
BT  - Proceedings of EnviroInfo and ICT for Sustainability 2015
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 325
EP  - 334
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.37
DO  - 10.2991/ict4s-env-15.2015.37
ID  - Weeks2015/09
ER  -