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An Indicator Framework for Evaluating Building Renovation Potential

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  • Barbara Eschen Danielsen

    (Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark)

  • Morten Niels Baxter

    (Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark)

  • Per Sieverts Nielsen

    (Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark)

Abstract

Implementation of a new European Union directive on energy renovation in Denmark can be expected to have a strong impact on the country’s energy renovation requirements. Accordingly, an indicator framework has been developed with the aim of identifying and quantifying the energy renovation potential of a specific Danish municipality. We identified and selected four indicators—energy consumption, CO 2 emissions, heating costs and current energy labels—specifically for detached dwellings. The physical renovation potential was then quantified based on the indicator results, and an average score for the four indicators was calculated for each of the 10,228 detached dwellings in the municipality. All four indicators were weighted equally in the calculations of the total renovation potential score. The methods used in this study can be applied more widely as they rank detached dwellings according to their renovation potential. However, we also found that more detailed data are necessary to determine the specific renovation potential of detached dwellings. A greater effort to collect more data on the part of the municipalities would improve the accuracy of analyses.

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  • Barbara Eschen Danielsen & Morten Niels Baxter & Per Sieverts Nielsen, 2024. "An Indicator Framework for Evaluating Building Renovation Potential," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-22, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:4:p:846-:d:1337313
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