Conducting a building thermal efficiency retrofit (or further thermal retrofit) is a long and relatively complex decision-making process involving building owners, managers, residents/tenants, and construction industry professionals. A variety of information instruments exists to support...

Eine energetische Gebäudesanierung (Sanierung zur Erhöhung der Energieeffizienz) erfordert einen langen, relativ komplexen Entscheidungsprozess für Gebäudeeigentümer, -verwalter, Mieter sowie Bauhandwerker. Es gibt verschiedene Möglichkeiten diese Akteure in Ihren Entscheidungen durch...

Increasing energy efficiency in residential dwellings remains one of the top climate protection priorities in many European countries. In Germany regulatory instruments and subsidy programs, together with communicative instruments, represent the most important measures for motivating homeowners...

This article undertakes an analysis of renewable energy policy at the international level. So far, such policy efforts have been carried out in a fragmented manner across various fields and without the benefit of any specific international agreements or organizations. In the two key policy areas...