Younger vs. older homeowners in building energy-related renovations: learning from the portuguese case

Abreu, Maria Isabel; Oliveira, Rui; Lopes, Jorge

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Younger vs. older homeowners in building energy-related renovations: learning from the portuguese case

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dc.contributor.author	Abreu, Maria Isabel
dc.contributor.author	Oliveira, Rui
dc.contributor.author	Lopes, Jorge
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-22T08:56:45Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-22T08:56:45Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.description.abstract	There is still a little recognition in policies that homeowners cannot be assumed as one homogeneous group when it comes to their decision for energy-saving renovation. The interest in energy efficiency varies among these homeowners depending not only on personal and contextual factors but also on everyday life activities and social practices. 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 owner-occupied single-family buildings and how this age is linked to the home-related and social practices that may encourage these renovations. A survey and a structured observation method were used. The younger Portuguese homeowners seem to be more environmentally conscious and adopt “little-by-little” energy renovations, even if less visible to the community. For the older, despite higher incomes, usual motivational arguments do not seem to work. If energy-related renovations are associated to some particular issues about aesthetics, indoor comfort conditions and sentimental meanings given to the home, these renovations are more likely to happen. However, both can be influenced by key moments in their life that trigger the renovation process.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Abreu, Maria Isabel; Oliveira, Rui; Lopes, Jorge (2020). 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. Universidade de Aveiro. 6:, p. 159 - 164.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.egyr.2019.08.036	pt_PT
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/28334
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Energy policy	pt_PT
dc.subject	Homes	pt_PT
dc.subject	User practices	pt_PT
dc.subject	Social practice theory	pt_PT
dc.subject	Energy-related renovation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Homeowners	pt_PT
dc.title	Younger vs. older homeowners in building energy-related renovations: learning from the portuguese case	pt_PT
dc.type	conference paper
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oaire.citation.conferencePlace	Universidade de Aveiro	pt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage	164	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	159	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	6th International Conference on Energy and Environment Research, ICEER 2019	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	6	pt_PT
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person.givenName	Maria Isabel
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