This paper examines the main non-technical factors that influence social and market
acceptance of solar photovoltaic panels and heat pumps in buildings. The paper discusses …

Low-carbon solutions for buildings are key for attaining climate targets globally, but
understanding the factors influencing their adoption remains lacking. Thus, we …

The electrification of passenger road transport and household heating features prominently
in current and planned policy frameworks to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction …

The replacement of outdated and inefficient fossil fuel residential heating systems (RHS) by
more efficient and less CO 2-intensive appliances primarily based on renewable energy …

Whole-economy scenarios for limiting global warming to 1.5° C suggest that direct carbon
emissions in the buildings sector should decrease to almost zero by 2050, but leave …

Heat pumps are a key technology for decarbonising residential buildings, yet their current
market share in Canada remains very low at approximately 5%. To promote heat pump …

The diffusion of renewable electricity technologies (RETs) has to speed up for countries to
reach their, often ambitious, targets for renewable energy generation. This requires a large …

Nowadays, residential heating and cooling are responsible for a significant part of the total
global energy consumption. In order to create environmentally friendly buildings, the …

Residential buildings are significant contributors to global energy consumption. Hence,
numerous articles have studied occupants' energy behaviors to promote households' …

A common finding in behavioural economics is that people often procrastinate, ie, keep
postponing planned tasks or decisions that require effort to execute. The effect of …