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A Dynamic Hypothesis for Developing Energy-Efficiency Technologies in Housing Industry

Ibrahim A. Motawa
School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

Phil F. Banfill
School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK

R. Hosseini
Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran PolyTechnic), Tehran, Iran

N. Hosseini
University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

H. Khorasanizadeh
University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

Abdulsalam Ebrahimpour
Departament of Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Iran

Benoit Boutaud
European Institute for Energy Research, Karlsruhe, Germany

Andreas Koch
European Institute for Energy Research, Karlsruhe, Germany

Pascal Girault
European Institute for Energy Research, Karlsruhe, Germany

Masaya Okumiya
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Takuya Shinoda
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Makiko Ukai
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan

Hideki Tanaka
Chubu University, Kasugai, Japan

Mika Yoshinaga
Meijyo University, Nagoya, Japan

Kazuyuki Kato
Tohogas Co. Ltd., Nagoya, Japan

Toshiharu Shimizu
Tohogas Co. Ltd., Nagoya, Japan

Guilherme P. M. Fracaro
UNIOESTE (Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná), Cascavel, Brazil

S. N. M Souza
UNIOESTE (Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná), Cascavel, Brazil

M. Medeiros
UNIOESTE (Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná), Cascavel, Brazil

D. F. Formentini
UNIOESTE (Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná), Cascavel, Brazil

C. A Marques
UNIOESTE (Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná), Cascavel, Brazil

Ricardo L. T. Carvalho
Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, Hørsholm, Denmark

Ole M. Jensen
Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, Hørsholm, Denmark

Luís A. C. Tarelho
Department of Environment and Planning, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Alireza Afshari
Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, Hørsholm, Denmark

Niels C. Bergsøe
Danish Building Research Institute, Aalborg University, Hørsholm, Denmark

Jes S. Andersen
Centre for Renewable Energy and Transportation, Technological Institute, Aarhus, Denmark

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Published in: World Renewable Energy Congress - Sweden; 8-13 May; 2011; Linköping; Sweden

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 57:40, p. 2586-2593

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Published: 2011-11-03

ISBN: 978-91-7393-070-3

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

The UK target to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from housing has been challenged by the fact that 80% of the UK housing stock existing in 2030 has already been built. Energy-efficiency technologies for existing housing are developed in attempt to meet this target; e.g. fabric upgrades; ventilation systems; etc; but the interrelationship between the technical and social aspects of using these technologies is not fully understood. From the household perspective; a clear financial case in addition to other intangible benefits should exist to create high demand for these technologies. On the other hand; many technological interventions are still in the development stage and according to the technology diffusion theory there will be a delay in adopting these technologies on the expected scale. This study will use system dynamics modelling to investigate the relationship between the supply and demand of energy-efficiency technologies for existing housing. A dynamic hypothesis will be set to analyse the interrelationships among the controlling variables of technologies development over a period of time. This paper introduces the main structure of the study and discusses the technique adopted to model the identified dynamic hypothesis.

Keywords

Energy-efficiency technologies; System dynamics

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