File Download
Links for fulltext
(May Require Subscription)
- Publisher Website: 10.1080/09613218.2012.675713
- Scopus: eid_2-s2.0-84864033941
- WOS: WOS:000306220700008
- Find via
Supplementary
- Citations:
- Appears in Collections:
Article: Beyond the technical: A snapshot of energy and buildings research
Title | Beyond the technical: A snapshot of energy and buildings research |
---|---|
Authors | |
Keywords | Construction Research Energy Interpretivist Methodology Literature Review Low-Carbon Buildings Public Policy Sustainable Building |
Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09613218.html |
Citation | Building Research And Information, 2012, v. 40 n. 4, p. 481-492 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The past decade has witnessed a sharp increase in published research on energy and buildings. This paper takes stock of work in this area, with a particular focus on construction research and the analysis of non-technical dimensions. While there is widespread recognition of the importance of non-technical dimensions, research tends to be limited to individualistic studies of occupants and occupant behaviour. In contrast, publications in the mainstream social science literature display a broader range of interests, including policy developments, structural constraints on the diffusion and use of new technologies, and the construction process itself. The growing interest of more generalist scholars in energy and buildings provides an opportunity for construction research to engage a wider audience. This would enrich the current research agenda, helping to address unanswered problems concerning the relatively weak impact of policy mechanisms and new technologies and the seeming recalcitrance of occupants. It would also help to promote the academic status of construction research as a field. This, in turn, depends on greater engagement with interpretivist types of analysis and theory-building, thereby challenging deeply ingrained views on the nature and role of academic research in construction. © 2012 Taylor & Francis. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/168790 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 3.7 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.766 |
ISI Accession Number ID | |
References |
DC Field | Value | Language |
---|---|---|
dc.contributor.author | Schweber, L | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Leiringer, R | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-08T03:32:28Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-08T03:32:28Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Building Research And Information, 2012, v. 40 n. 4, p. 481-492 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0961-3218 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/168790 | - |
dc.description.abstract | The past decade has witnessed a sharp increase in published research on energy and buildings. This paper takes stock of work in this area, with a particular focus on construction research and the analysis of non-technical dimensions. While there is widespread recognition of the importance of non-technical dimensions, research tends to be limited to individualistic studies of occupants and occupant behaviour. In contrast, publications in the mainstream social science literature display a broader range of interests, including policy developments, structural constraints on the diffusion and use of new technologies, and the construction process itself. The growing interest of more generalist scholars in energy and buildings provides an opportunity for construction research to engage a wider audience. This would enrich the current research agenda, helping to address unanswered problems concerning the relatively weak impact of policy mechanisms and new technologies and the seeming recalcitrance of occupants. It would also help to promote the academic status of construction research as a field. This, in turn, depends on greater engagement with interpretivist types of analysis and theory-building, thereby challenging deeply ingrained views on the nature and role of academic research in construction. © 2012 Taylor & Francis. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09613218.html | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Building Research and Information | en_US |
dc.rights | This is a pre-print version of the article: Schweber, L. and Leiringer, R. (2012) Beyond the technical: a snapshot of energy and buildings research. Building Research and Information, 40 (4). pp. 481-492. ISSN 0961-3218. DOI:10.1080/09613218.2012.675713. The article is available at: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rbri20/40/4#.U3sylIGSwXs | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | Construction Research | en_US |
dc.subject | Energy | en_US |
dc.subject | Interpretivist Methodology | en_US |
dc.subject | Literature Review | en_US |
dc.subject | Low-Carbon Buildings | en_US |
dc.subject | Public Policy | en_US |
dc.subject | Sustainable Building | en_US |
dc.title | Beyond the technical: A snapshot of energy and buildings research | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Leiringer, R:roine.leiringer@chalmers.se | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Leiringer, R=rp01592 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | preprint | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/09613218.2012.675713 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84864033941 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 215237 | - |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-84864033941&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 40 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 481 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 492 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000306220700008 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Schweber, L=25629047800 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Leiringer, R=12753583200 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0961-3218 | - |