Road-Mapping for a Zero-Carbon Building Stock in Developed and Developing Countries

Dirk Schwede

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Abstract: Given the global climate crises, the enormous construction activity and the rising demand for comfortable living spaces around the world, it is not only the task for today to explore the feasibility of zero-energy buildings based on advanced technology concepts, but also the task for a zero-carbon future to transform the entire building stock. This chapter explores an integrated road-mapping approach to guide the various relevant levels of global, regional and national governance, on sector level as well as on the level of individual buildings. It will explore how key technologies, individual building configurations, infrastructure and the governance framework can be strategically developed in specific market contexts to achieve ambitious performance goals in the given time frame. It also introduces the concept of individual building renovation roadmaps and design features to be prepared in new and existing buildings to enable the retrofit of key technologies when they become economically and technically feasible in the given market. The roadmap approach with a clear performance target and a mid- and long-term vision is paramount since market conditions do not exist yet to implement such buildings in all market situations today. The text presents the concept of transformation roadmaps on the various levels of implementation and introduces examples.

Keywords: transformation; roadmap; zero-carbon building stock; governance framework; developing markets; life-cycle approach; future-proof design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.92106

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