An artefact for improving the delivery of building energy retrofit project in South Africa
| Autor: | Fidelis Emuze, Bankole Awuzie, Dillip Kumar Das, Chikezirim Okorafor, Theo Haupt |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Data collection
Descriptive statistics Computer science Multimethodology 0211 other engineering and technologies FOS: Mechanical engineering Questionnaire 02 engineering and technology Management Science and Operations Research 90599 Civil Engineering not elsewhere classified Focus group Construction engineering 99999 Engineering not elsewhere classified 120201 Building Construction Management and Project Planning Identification (information) FOS: Other engineering and technologies 021105 building & construction Sustainability 021108 energy 91305 Energy Generation Conversion and Storage Engineering FOS: Civil engineering Built environment 90502 Construction Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Built Environment Project and Asset Management. 10:619-635 |
| ISSN: | 2044-124X |
| Popis: | PurposeThe built environment is well known for carbon emission and its impact especially as it pertains to existing buildings. This has culminated in an increasing need for a retrofit of such buildings. This study details the development of an artefact for improving the delivery of energy retrofit projects therein to curb these impacts.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilized a mixed method research design for data collection. In achieving this, data was collected in three different phases; (1) a pilot study; (2) a juxtaposition of desktop case studies, live case studies, focus group discussion forum and an expert survey; and (3) a questionnaire survey for the validation of the emergent artefact. Accordingly, the quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics, whereas qualitative content analysis was deployed for qualitative data.FindingsThe findings enabled an identification of the elements of a building energy retrofit project (BERP) such as project initiation, building assessment, detailed energy survey, technical analysis and implementation plans of energy measures, monitoring and verification. Also, it provided the challenges and enablers associated with successful BERP. This information was subsequently utilized in the development and validation of an artefact for delivering successful BERP. Summarily, a set of guidelines comprising of seven stages for managing successful BERPs were elucidated.Practical implicationsThe validated artefact provides an adaptive and innovative route for achieving sustainability in retrofit trade.Originality/valueThe study conceptualizes an artefact for improving the delivery of BERPs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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