The Association of Owners’ struggle with the energy transition

Apartment owners in The Netherlands are struggling to successfully reduce the energy consumption of their apartment buildings. The energetic quality of especially the apartment buildings that are managed by Associations of Owners is lagging. A literature study and interviews with experts are used to identify two sets of issues that currently withhold Associations of Owners from improving the energetic quality of their apartment buildings. Firstly, the issues with the organisational structure of the Association of Owners complicate the decision-making process on the topic of energy saving measures. Secondly, issues with the administrator also have an impact on this decision-making process. Both sets of issues need to be addressed to make the decision-making process of the Association of Owners on energy saving measures less troublesome and less time-consuming.