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- Haavik, Trond, et al.
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New business models for holistic renovation solutions of single family houses
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Single family houses represent the biggest potential for energy savings within residential buildingsin the Nordic countries. In earlier research project [1] it highlighted that there is a missing linkbetween the single family house owner and various segregated offers of single solutions forrenovation and/or energy efficiency installations. In the two international research projectsSuccessFamiles and One Stop Shop, establishment of new business models as pilots for bridgingthis gap are now being monitored.Two of the pilots as “one stop shops”, a retailer chain in Finland and a daughter company of aNorwegian manufacturer of insulation, are described and discussed.A key issue for any business model which offers an integrated service from analysis of the houseand recommendations for measures is the trustworthiness of the supplier.As a holistic energy efficient renovation project is a “new” and unknown service to single familyhouse owner and at same time a costly investment, it is important for the suppliers to findadequate ways of communicating through each phase of the buying process. There are variouschallenges in each of the phases which have to be solved differently.
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- Mahapatra, Krushna, 1974-, et al.
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Business models for full service energy efficient renovation of single family houses in Nordic countries
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Ingår i: ICAE2012. ; , s. 593-602
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In Nordic countries significant primary energy efficiency potential exists in houses built before 1980. These old houses need to be renovated, which provides an opportunity for implementation of energy efficiency measures. However, there are several economic and market barriers and the renovation market are dominated by handicraft-based individual solutions. In this project we analyze the opportunities for implementation of one-stop-shop business models where an overall contractor offers full-service renovation packages including consulting, independent energy audit, renovation work, follow-up (independent quality control and commissioning) and financing.A comparative assessment of emerging business models shows that different types of actors (renovation company, insulation company, energy utility, building product warehouse) can provide such a service. Financing is included in some models. There are differences in how customers are contacted, while the similarities are more on how the service is provided. A main challenge is how to secure independent advising and there is there is uncertainty over who will be responsible for guarantee of the renovation work if the service provider goes bankrupt.Even though there is strong business potential for one-stop-shop energy renovation concept, still it has been somewhat difficult to start or run such a business. Various options to overcome the barriers to promote energy efficient renovation of detached houses are discussed.
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- Mahapatra, Krushna, 1974-, et al.
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Business models for full service energy renovation of single family houses in Nordic countries
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Ingår i: Applied Energy. - : Elsevier. - 0306-2619 .- 1872-9118. ; 112, s. 1558-1565
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In Nordic countries significant primary energy saving potential exists in houses built before 1980. These old houses need to be renovated, which provides an opportunity for implementation of energy efficiency measures. However, there are several economic and market hindrances and the renovation markets are dominated by handicraft-based individual solutions. In this paper we have analyzed the opportunities for implementation of one-stop-shop business models where an overall contractor offers full-service renovation packages including consulting, independent energy audit, renovation work, follow-up (independent quality control and commissioning) and financing. A comparative assessment of emerging business models in the Nordic countries shows that different types of actors can provide such a service. Financing is included in some models. There are differences in how customers are contacted, while the similarities are on how the service is provided. Even though there is strong business potential for one-stop-shop energy renovation concept, still it has been somewhat difficult to start or run such a business. Various options to overcome the hindrances to promote energy efficient renovation of detached houses are discussed.
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- Mahapatra, Krushna, 1974-, et al.
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One-stop-shop service for sustainable renovation of single family house : Summary Report
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The Nordic project “Successful Sustainable Renovation Business for Single-Family Houses (SuccessFamilies)”, with participants from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, deals with development of business models for full service energy efficient renovation of detached houses in Nordic countries. The background to this project is that the majority of these houses are more than 30 years old and need to be renovated, which provides opportunity for implementation of energy efficiency measures. The renovation market is dominated by handicraft-based individual solutions. There is a need for onestop-shop business models where an overall contractor offers full-service renovation packages including consulting, independent energy audit, renovation work, independent quality control and commissioning, and financing. There is a significant business potential for such a model as the volume of renovation market for single-family houses can reach hundreds of million Euros per year in each Nordic country. The project team analysed emerging business models to offer full-service renovation packages in the Nordic countries. A comparative assessment shows that different types of actors (renovation company, insulation company, energy utility, building product warehouse) can provide such a service. There are differences in how customers are contacted, while the similarities are more on how the service is provided. A main challenge is how to secure independent advising. Even though there is strong business potential for one-stop-shop energy renovation concept, still it has been somewhat difficult to start or run such a business. Various options to overcome the barriers to promote energy efficient renovation of detached houses are discussed in the final report.
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- Mahapatra, Krushna, 1974-, et al.
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Report on business models for one-stop-shop service for sustainable renovation of single family house, Deliverable D3.2 : Successful Sustainable Renovation Business for Single-Family Houses – SuccessFamilies
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In Nordic countries significant primary energy efficiency potential exists in houses built before 1980. These houses are more than 30 years old and need to be renovated. This provides an opportunity for implementation of energy efficiency measures, but the renovation market is dominated by handicraft-based individual solutions. There is a need for one-stop-shop business models where an overall contractor offers full-service renovation packages including consulting, independent energy audit, renovation work, follow-up (independent quality control and commissioning) and financing. There is a significant business potential for such a model as the renovation market for single-family houses could be in the order of hundreds of million Euros per year in each Nordic country. Homeowners will get an improved quality renovated house with little risk or responsibility which usually is the case with traditional renovations, the energy cost will be reduced, market value of the house is likely to increase, mortgage banks will have a safer asset and there are societal benefits in terms of reduced energy use and greenhouse gas emission. However, there is uncertainty over who will be responsible for guarantee of the renovation work if the service provider goes bankrupt. Insurance companies could be involved to address this issue.The aim of the report is to analyze and develop one-stop-shop business models to offer full-service renovation packages in the Nordic countries. The report will contribute to identify potential models that can be tested in pilot studies and will be an important source of market information for companies planning to develop a one-stop-shop concept.A comparative assessment of models proposed in the Nordic countries shows that different type of actors may play the key role in a one-stop-shop for energy efficient renovation of single-family houses. In some models the service provider collaborates with financing institutions to provide renovation financing. There are differences on how customers are contacted, while the similarities are more on how the service is provided. A main challenge is how to secure independent advising.Even though there is strong business potential for one-stop-shop energy renovation concept, still it has been somewhat difficult to start or run such a business. One of the main reasons is the uncertainties about the customer base. One way to attract more customers is to offer subsidies for energy efficiency measures. In Denmark, Sweden and Finland there are tax deductions for labour cost for home renovation and other household work. An amendment to such programs to incorporate specific requirements regarding energy efficiency of implemented measures could be a way to increase homeowners’ interest in energy efficient renovation.A guarantee on energy or energy cost saving may encourage energy efficient renovation of houses as energy cost saving is one of the most important factors in the homeowners’ decision to implement energy efficiency measures. But, at present it is less likely that such guarantee will be given as the full service energy renovation concept is yet to be tested and not enough experience exists regarding energy savings potential in the context of varying household energy behaviour. However, such concepts exist for industrial and public buildings (the ESCO concept) and are emerging for residential buildings. Highlighting the energy (e.g. cost reduction) and non-energy benefits (improved thermal comfort or indoor air quality) of energy efficiency improvements may create customer interest in energy efficient renovations.One way to kickstart the market is to provide public funding for few demonstration projects to test different business models, e.g. those identified in this report. Such projects will bring together actors interested in one-stop-shop concept and they will gain some experience. In such demonstration projects the full-scale energy renovation actions could be realised in shorter timeframe than in traditional piecemeal renovations. Advertisement of results of successful demonstration projects may attract more customers and entrepreneurs.Existing models in Denmark and Finland include financing by the service providers in collaboration with financing institutions. Still, mortgage financing is the most cost efficient option to finance energy efficiency renovation of single-family houses (Mahapatra et al. 2011). However, the need to selffinance the amount not covered in the mortgage loan may not encourage homeowners to go for energy efficiency renovation. This could be addressed if government provides soft loans or subsidies to cover the investment cost beyond the mortgage (base) loan. Attention should be given to the limitation of mortgage financing for energy efficient renovation of recently bought houses. Banks may consider an energy efficient renovation plan prepared by an entrepreneur and pre-evaluate the postrenovation value of the house in collaboration with real estate agents. This valuation could form the basis for the bank to confirm the homeowner and the entrepreneur that certain amount of investment cost would be covered by mortgage refinancing.
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