Sustainable Energy Consumption In Residential Buildings (zew Economic Studies)

Annotation As the residential buildings sector accounts for around 30 percent of the final energy demand in Germany, this sector is increasingly becoming the focus of public attention with regard to climate change. In this book, decisions on energy consumption by private households are examined. The analyses are based on several empirical methods. The results show that the road to more sustainable energy consumption in residential buildings is not hampered by a lack of will on behalf of the consumers. However one should be realistic that there are many instances where improving thermal institution involves additional economic costs for individual households Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction and Theoretical Framework....Pages 1-37 Analysis of Existing Data: Determinants for the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Household Appliances in Germany....Pages 39-67 Results of the SECO@Home Household Survey and Discrete Choice Analysis (Conjoint Studies)....Pages 69-104 Firm Strategies and Political Instruments....Pages 105-157 Impacts of the Instruments....Pages 159-189 Home Heating, Technology and Gender: A Qualitative Analysis....Pages 191-211 Back Matter....Pages 212-263