Globally, buildings account for 37 percent of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. With increasing urbanization and population growth, demand for energy will continue to increase faster than the supply of renewable energy. This means that increasing the efficiency of...

Die vorliegende Arbeit setzt sich einleitend mit den Möglichkeiten auseinander, Streitigkeiten, die immer wieder in typischen Konstellationen im Bauvertrag gem. §§ 650a ff BGB, den Eskalationsfeldern, auftreten, durch gesetzlich bereitgestellte Verfahren wie aber auch durch materielles...

In this paper, we investigate the actual impact of building energy efficiency standards, which is one of the most common residential energy efficiency policies across countries. Using a detailed household level data (N=84,864) from Turkey, we estimate the heterogeneous effects of building codes...

In this paper, we investigate the actual impact of building energy efficiency standards, which is one of the most common residential energy efficiency policies across countries. Using data from Turkey, we estimate the heterogeneous effects of building codes on energy consumption of homes with...

Conflicting societal goals can lead to national and local policies that are at odds with each other. National policies promoting the adoption of solar photovoltaics may be counteracted by local policies defining the aesthetics of the built environment. As solar photovoltaic energy approaches...