Attitudes and Approaches of Finnish Retrofit Industry Stakeholders toward Achieving Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings

Key stakeholders in industry are highly responsible for achieving energy performance targets. Particularly, this paper assesses the attitudes, approaches, and experiences of Finnish construction professionals regarding energy-efficient buildings, or nZEBs. A three-tier investigation was conducted including surveys expert interviews with several stakeholders. The structure approach informed by preliminary data information available on sector. questionnaire showed that ranked efficiency embodied energy/carbon as very important. survey highlighted importance carbon CO2 materials is less important than from many stakeholders’ points view. “Energy efficiency” ESCOs, contractors, facility managers followed architects, HVAC engineers, design engineers. Nevertheless, opinions architects “embodied CO2” most nZEB. When it comes to “running time emissions” toward nZEB, contractors ESCO companies 1 property owners (78%) tenants (75%). It fascinating see has been (very important) all This study will enable make provisions overcoming barriers, gaps, challenges identified practices nZEB projects. also inform formulation policies drive retrofit uptake.