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Retrofitting social housing in the UK: Home energy use and performance in a pre-Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP)

Elsharkawy, Heba; Rutherford, Peter

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Heba Elsharkawy



Abstract

Improving household energy efficiency is regarded as key to significantly curtailing domestic greenhouse gas emissions. Various policy instruments have been introduced to retrofit the existing domestic building stock in the UK; however, many fail to acknowledge the significant role that occupants’ lifestyle play in energy use. The research discusses the results of a survey questionnaire administered to the residents of one of the pilot CESP schemes in Aspley, Nottingham. Factors affecting domestic energy consumption are explored, some of which relate to the building design, while others are under the direct control of the occupants. Significant findings related to home performance, home energy use, and tenants’ lifestyle are investigated in the first phase of the research. The total number of responses to the survey represents 10% of around 900 properties eligible for the CESP scheme that have not been approached for the scheme uptake. It is evident from the survey results that the majority of the sample is aware of the basic energy-saving actions in everyday life but are not likely to take up the more difficult actions. In summary, retrofit programmes will reduce carbon emissions to some degree, whereas the bigger challenge is addressing habitual household energy consumption.

Citation

Elsharkawy, H., & Rutherford, P. (2015). Retrofitting social housing in the UK: Home energy use and performance in a pre-Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP). Energy and Buildings, 88, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.045

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 19, 2014
Online Publication Date Nov 27, 2014
Publication Date Feb 1, 2015
Deposit Date Sep 1, 2017
Publicly Available Date Sep 1, 2017
Journal Energy and Buildings
Print ISSN 0378-7788
Electronic ISSN 1872-6178
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 88
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.11.045
Keywords Home performance, Retrofit, Energy consumption, Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP), Lifestyle, Behaviour
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/741830
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778814010019
Contract Date Sep 1, 2017

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