Integrated strategies and policy instruments for retrofitting buildings to reduce primary energy use and GHG emissions

The goal is to systematically
1) evaluate retrofit strategies regarding their technological applicability, economic performance, impact on primary energy and CO2-emissions, and interactions with other retrofit needs and
2) to seek for adequate and tailored policy strategies and instruments, depending on building types, actors and institutional or country contexts.

The research shall result in:
a) guidelines, specific inputs for technical and economically favourable retrofit strategies and basics for retrofit evaluating tools.
b) design guidelines, including intervention points, for policy approaches and institutional settings to foster energy- and CO2-efficient retrofitting. Results may be used in building retrofit policy strategy tools
c) identification of business opportunities for the retrofit and renewable energy sector in EU countries (particularly EE).
d) involvement of relevant actors, stakeholders and organisations from the industry, the demand side and the authorities.