ANALYTICAL STUDY OF POLICY DESIGN FOR IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF EXISTING BUILDINGS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND THE USA

Abstract

After discussing the importance and difficulties of promoting the energy efficiency upgrades of existing buildings, ways of promoting the upgrades will be analysed on the basis of case studies of several advanced policy instruments that have been implemented in European countries and the US. The results of the studies provide some useful insights for the policy design in this area, including the importance of developing information tools for providing appropriate information for owners of buildings.