Open AccessStrategies for a sustainable energy transition: the case of the housing sector in Graz, Austria
Author(s) -
Bernhard Hohmann
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/323/1/012180
Subject(s) - sustainability , sustainable development , work (physics) , quality (philosophy) , environmental economics , business , energy transition , set (abstract data type) , environmental planning , transition (genetics) , energy sector , built environment , environmental resource management , computer science , engineering , civil engineering , political science , economics , geography , alternative medicine , chemistry , pathology , biochemistry , epistemology , programming language , panacea (medicine) , mechanical engineering , medicine , gene , philosophy , law , ecology , biology
To facilitate a sustainable energy transition, the housing sector needs to be considered as a whole. Consequently, buildings as well as spatial structures have to be sustainable. Buildings, new and existing, need to be energy efficient, low carbon, considering diverse demands, while also providing a healthy indoor environment and a high quality of life. Spatial structures have to be efficient through compact development, supporting the transition to a post fossil society and mobility regime, that also provide high quality public spaces. In a transdisciplinary approach, strategies and policies, relevant for the case of Graz, Austria, were analyzed. Challenges and potential solution approaches were identified in a theory discussion, considering spatial development and construction aspects. A resulting set of measures to support the necessary sustainability transition is evaluated and iteratively enhanced by qualitative expert interviews with relevant stakeholders, i.e., researchers, practitioners and the administration. The aim of this research is to come up with a set of policy recommendations for decision makers. First results of this work in progress are already available and presented in this paper.