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Authors
Abreu, Maria Isabel
Oliveira, Rui
Lopes, Jorge
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Abstract(s)
The interest in energy-related renovations varies among homeowners and depend not only
on personal and contextual factors but also on every-day life activities and social practices.
In addition, some studies suggest that the homeowner´s life stage have a significant role
in shaping this interest. This study aims to understand the influence of the homeowner’s
age on the motivation for energy-related renovations of Portuguese single-family buildings
and how this age is linked to the home-related and social practices that may encourage
these renovations. A survey together with a qualitative research method were used. The
younger Portuguese homeowners seems to be more environmentally conscious and adopt
“little-by-little” energy renovations. For the older, if energy-related renovations are
associated with aesthetics, indoor comfort conditions and sentimental meanings given to
the home, it is more likely these renovations happen. However, both generations can be
influenced by important life moments that trigger the renovation process.
Description
Keywords
Energy policy Energy-related renovation Homes Homeowners Social practice theory User practices
Citation
Abreu, Maria Isabel; Oliveira, Rui; Lopes, Jorge (2019). Younger vs. older homeowners in building energy-related renovations: learning from the portuguese case. In 6th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, ICEER 2019. University of Aveiro, Portugal.
Publisher
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto