TY - JOUR
T1 - An empirical study of green retrofit technologies and policies for aged residential buildings in Hong Kong
AU - Tan, Yongtao
AU - Luo, Ting
AU - Xue, Xiaolong
AU - Shen, Geoffrey Qiping
AU - Zhang, Guomin
AU - Hou, Lei
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was fully supported by a grant from the Environment and Conservation Fund of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. ECF 55/2015 ). It was also partially supported by the start-up fund for new staff, School of Engineering, RMIT University , Australia, and by the National Social Science Fund of China (No. 18ZDA043 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - Given the ever-increasing number of aged residential buildings in Hong Kong, green retrofit provides a sustainable solution for improving existing aged residential buildings' performance instead of constructing new buildings. Studies on green retrofit technologies (GRTs) and green retrofit policies (GRPs) have received great attention globally. However, few studies have been done to understand the applicability and importance of GRTs and GRPs, and the impacts of GRPs on the application of GRTs in a particular region, such as Hong Kong. Therefore, based on a questionnaire survey conducted in Hong Kong, this study aims to further examine the GRTs and GRPs that have been identified in a previous study. The applicability of the GRTs and the importance of the GRPs for green retrofit of aged residential buildings in Hong Kong were studies, the correlations between the GRTs and GRPs were analyzed, and a priority guide was developed for promoting green retrofit of aged residential buildings in Hong Kong. The findings can help various stakeholders to have a better understanding of the GRTs and provide valuable references for the local government to develop future GRPs. Furthermore, this study also provides a fundamental guide for future green retrofit research and development in the local and global contexts.
AB - Given the ever-increasing number of aged residential buildings in Hong Kong, green retrofit provides a sustainable solution for improving existing aged residential buildings' performance instead of constructing new buildings. Studies on green retrofit technologies (GRTs) and green retrofit policies (GRPs) have received great attention globally. However, few studies have been done to understand the applicability and importance of GRTs and GRPs, and the impacts of GRPs on the application of GRTs in a particular region, such as Hong Kong. Therefore, based on a questionnaire survey conducted in Hong Kong, this study aims to further examine the GRTs and GRPs that have been identified in a previous study. The applicability of the GRTs and the importance of the GRPs for green retrofit of aged residential buildings in Hong Kong were studies, the correlations between the GRTs and GRPs were analyzed, and a priority guide was developed for promoting green retrofit of aged residential buildings in Hong Kong. The findings can help various stakeholders to have a better understanding of the GRTs and provide valuable references for the local government to develop future GRPs. Furthermore, this study also provides a fundamental guide for future green retrofit research and development in the local and global contexts.
KW - Aged residential building
KW - Green retrofit policies (GRPs)
KW - Green retrofit technologies (GRTs)
KW - Hong Kong
KW - Priority guide
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102271
DO - 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102271
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85101395862
SN - 2352-7102
VL - 39
JO - Journal of Building Engineering
JF - Journal of Building Engineering
M1 - 102271
ER -