Energy policy instruments and technical change in the residential building sector / Wilhelmina Maria Catharine Beerepoot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beerepoot, Milou.

Series:

Sustainable urban areas ; #15.

Sustainable urban areas ; #15

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dwellings--Energy conservation.

Dwellings.

Energy policy--Netherlands.

Energy policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : IOS Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Energy performance policy in the building sector - such as is described by EU Directive known as EPBD - has the aim of reducing energy consumption in buildings. This title contributes to knowledge about the content of energy performance policy and concludes that the effect of energy performance policy in encouraging innovation is limited.

Contents:

Title page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Theoretical perspectives; Energy regulations and impact of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; Encouraging use of renewable energy by implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; The contribution of the EC energy certificate in improving sustainability of the housing stock; Public energy performance policy and the effect on diffusion of solar thermal systems in buildings: a Dutch experience

Government regulation as an impetus for innovation: evidence from energy performance regulation in the Dutch residential building sectorEnergy innovations in construction: network effects and energy policy in Dutch construction; Conclusions; Summary; Samenvatting; Curriculum Vitae

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Technische Universiteit Delft, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-4416-1674-8

1-60750-291-7

600-00-1429-5

OCLC:

491257370