Stephen Finnegan
The Potential of Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs) to Supply Net Zero Carbon Housing
Finnegan, Stephen; Edwards, Robert; Al-Derbi, Bushra; Campbell, Iona; Fulton, Matt
Authors
ROBERT EDWARDS Robert.Edwards@nottingham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Industrial Economics
Bushra Al-Derbi
Iona Campbell
Matt Fulton
Contributors
Francesco Asdrubali
Editor
Lan Ding
Editor
Abstract
Governments throughout the EU and the UK face a persistent challenge of satisfying the continual growth in demand for housing and create zero carbon buildings. This paper presents a novel conceptual framework and empirical results to evaluate the potential for Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs) to address this challenge. Firstly, we present a comprehensive analysis of the energy performance of a SIPs building in the UK to evaluate the potential for such technologies to satisfy the energy and carbon objectives. Using our unique data set we show that SIPs can exceed the necessary energy efficiency standards and reach Net Zero Carbon. Secondly, we introduce game theory as a novel conceptual framework to understand the incentives of the manufacturers of SIPs and UK/EU authorities. This enables us to identify potential sources of incentive conflict, which inhibit the diffusion of such technologies. We demonstrate that it benefits both parties to engage in medium investment, but the inferior under investment scenario can emerge if the UK/EU does not provide leadership and commitment to SIPs technologies. Regardless of the market design in terms of the timing of decisions, the maximum level of support by both the UK/EU and the SIPs manufacturers cannot be achieved.
Citation
Finnegan, S., Edwards, R., Al-Derbi, B., Campbell, I., & Fulton, M. (2022). The Potential of Structurally Insulated Panels (SIPs) to Supply Net Zero Carbon Housing. Buildings, 12(12), Article 2081. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12122081
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 24, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 28, 2022 |
Publication Date | 2022-12 |
Deposit Date | Nov 30, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 2, 2022 |
Journal | Buildings |
Electronic ISSN | 2075-5309 |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 12 |
Issue | 12 |
Article Number | 2081 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12122081 |
Keywords | Article, Net Zero Carbon, Zero Energy Homes, modern methods of construction, CO2e, Passivhaus, solar PV, SIPs, game theory |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/14314169 |
Publisher URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/12/2081 |
Files
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Publisher Licence URL
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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