Retrofitting the Built Environment (ePub)

The physical upgrading of the existing domestic and industrial
building stock to improve energy performance is an essential part
of a transition to a low carbon society. Successfully retrofitting
buildings to improve energy performance is not simply a
technological challenge, it is a complex socio-technical problem
that needs to be addressed in a co-ordinated way, utilising skills
and knowledge from a range of industrial and academic
backgrounds.

Within both the academic and practitioner communities there is a
growing understanding of the scale and nature of the problem, one
which encompasses issues such as policy and regulation, people and
behaviour, supply chain and process, as well as issues of
technology. Retrofitting the Built Environment discusses the
factors that impact on the retrofit problem, providing a clear
analysis of the main issues that the academic and industrial
communities must engage with to resolve the problems of domestic
energy and retrofit. The book is divided into four broad
sections:

* Understanding the Problem

* Policy and Regulation

* Implementing and Evaluating Retrofit

* People and Communities



Academic and industrial researchers, policy makers and industry
practitioners will find each section covers a mix of policy,
technical and social science issues, presented by both academic and
industry authors, giving a wide and detailed perspective of the
issue.

The Editors

Will Swan is a Senior Lecturer in Buildings Retrofit in
the School of the Built Environment at the University of Salford.
He leads a number of projects in the field of sustainable retrofit,
covering a number of topics including monitoring, behaviour and
retrofit project delivery, as part of Salford's Applied
Energy and Buildings Research Group. He sits on the Greater
Manchester Buildings Group and also is Chair of the Retrofit
Innovation Group.

Philip Brown is Director and Senior Research Fellow at
the Salford Housing & Urban Studies Unit (SHUSU) at the
University of Salford. He is the lead academic on end-use energy
demand within the Applied Energy and Buildings Research Group, and
sits on Greater Manchester's Low Carbon Economic Area group
for Customer Engagement.