摘要
Reducing energy consumption and environmental impacts of homes remains a critical task for researchers and practitioners.Although numerous energy efficient(EE)home strategies have been developed,their adoption across the entire industry has still been limited.Nationwide,only a small number of EE homes have been built under several well-known EE home programs.Therefore,the research question of,“what prevents EE homes from being widely accepted and built?”needs to be addressed and investigated thoroughly.This paper presents the findings-a comprehensive set of barriers and impediments to the wide spread adoption of EE homes-from an on-going effort made by an alliance of researchers,educators,builders,suppliers,appraisers,real estate agents,and other parties associated with the home construction industry.These findings are being used to develop and implement a holistic action plan to advance the cause of EE homes through research,education,and outreach.The provided insights will also help other researchers,educators,practitioners and government agencies re-evaluate the strategies used in promoting EE homes and improve the effectiveness of on-going and future programs.
