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By E. Mlecnik

In earlier years we've seen a reputation of the numerous capability that exists for decreasing power use via innovation in residential structures. This learn investigates innovation demanding situations and identifies possibilities which can result in a swift elevate within the adoption of hugely energy-efficient housing suggestions, fairly that of the passive condo. To this finish, it exemplifies, translates and develops the innovation adoption thought via an research of perspectives and reports at the offer aspect, the call for aspect and the coverage part. It highlights winning innovation trajectories and obstacles skilled by means of companies. It addresses either difficulties and confident studies from the viewpoint of the tip person and investigates diversified coverage techniques. As such, the learn unearths very important gains of innovation-adoption thoughts within the development quarter. It exhibits how multi-player company collaboration performs a key function, and the learn additionally recommends the advance of caliber coverage schemes. It makes a precious contribution to discussions approximately how lively the position of presidency policymakers and firm networks may still be.

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Within this framework of urgency, it is useful to investigate the market introduction of highly energy-efficient housing concepts as an innovation, in order to contribute to the required transition and to eliminate innovation and energy policy barriers with identified opportunities, specifically for the home-construction sector. pdf, accessed: 3 July 2012. 24 As space heating dominates energy use in homes located in northern, western, eastern and central European regions, the passive house concept has become a European wide accepted solution to reach a significant energy demand reduction in the built environment (Elswijk and Kaan, 2008).

1998; Verheul and Vergragt, 1995). Given that the work of Rogers is widely considered the leading theory of innovation diffusion, this theoretical framework was chosen as a starting point in the search for theoretical reflection. Although numerous studies have addressed innovation diffusion with regard to individual technologies, the novelty of this research is expressed largely by grouping various technologies (including energy-saving technologies) into a single concept (as exemplified by the passive house).

Info (consulted: 21 January 2012). nl (consulted: 21 January 2012). call for the evaluation of energy, environment, health, quality of use and future value as key themes, whereby the user can define the priority of objectives for each key theme. g. g. g. g. recyclability). 3 Problem definition As illustrated in the preceding sections, it is important to improve our understanding of challenges and opportunities related to achieving high energy efficiency. debates concerning climate change, security of energy supply and new economic opportunities and policy developments have revived the interest in energy efficiency and related innovations.

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