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Using Case Study Design to Investigate the Delivery of Building Energy Retrofit Projects

Authors : Chikezirim Okorafor, Fidelis Emuze, Dillip Kumar Das

Published in: The Construction Industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The potential for reductions in carbon emissions in the built environment is significant. However, unlocking the potential presents a problem. To better comprehend the problem and advance solutions, a desktop case-study research design on retrofits was adopted to generate textual data. The textual data were analysed. These reveal different innovative and proactive tools required to attain efficiency in the delivery of building energy retrofit projects (BERP). The study unravels the retrofit features of the project, recorded challenges, and lessons learnt from each of the project. Subsequently, a literal replication of the study were carried out and the result shows that no single BER projects are the same in terms of delivery due to many factors such as age, use, materials, thermal mass, location, orientation and occupancy as the study suggested. The research concludes with a motivation for socio-technical approach to retrofitting exercise.

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Metadata
Title
Using Case Study Design to Investigate the Delivery of Building Energy Retrofit Projects
Authors
Chikezirim Okorafor
Fidelis Emuze
Dillip Kumar Das
Copyright Year
2020
Book
The Construction Industry in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-26527-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-26528-1

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26528-1_49