Knowledge and attitudes of small builders toward sustainable homes in the UK
Knowledge and attitudes of small builders toward sustainable homes in the UK
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DOI：
10.3992/jgb.10.2.215
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发表时间：
2015-06
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Ming Sun;E. Geelhoed;P. Caleb-Solly;Andy Morrell
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作者：
Ming Sun;E. Geelhoed;P. Caleb-Solly;Andy Morrell
摘要住宅是英国碳排放的最大来源。使新住宅和现有住宅更具可持续性，对于实现到2050年将碳排放量减少80%的具有法律约束力的目标至关重要。小型建筑商在这方面可以发挥重要作用。他们通常进行现有房屋的大部分翻新工作和小规模的新建筑开发。他们对可持续住宅的态度和知识对英国可持续发展战略的整体成功至关重要。尽管近年来政府采取了许多举措，但可持续住宅建筑方法的采用率仍然很低。本研究的目的是从小型建筑商的角度，通过检查他们目前的做法和他们的意见来调查这个问题。数据是通过在线问卷调查收集的。分析结果表明，有一个小建筑商之间的认识，只要可持续建筑是concer的初级水平。
ABSTRACT Residential homes account for the largest share of carbon emissions in the UK. Making new homes and existing ones more sustainable is essential to achieving the legally binding target of 80% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. Small builders have an important role to play in this regard. They usually carry out the majority of refurbishment work of existing houses and small scale new build developments. Their attitudes toward, and knowledge of sustainable homes are crucial to the overall success of the UK's sustainable development strategy. Despite numerous government initiatives in recent years, the uptake of sustainable home building methods is still low. The aim of this study is to investigate the problem from small builders' perspective by examining their current practice and their opinions. Data are collected through an on-line questionnaire survey. Analysis of the results reveals that there is an elementary level of awareness amongst small builders as far as sustainable building is concer...