Abstract
This study focuses on the experiences of tenants in renovation projects of public housing rental apartments in Sweden. Tenants’ perspectives are under-researched in the context of energy efficiency renovation projects, which is a considerable oversight given the many ways in which such projects impact their lives. The aim of the paper is to reveal rare qualitative insights into tenants’ experiences of, and attitudes towards, energy efficiency renovations in a public housing context and the extent to which they feel motivated and able to influence the renovation project. Participatory observations at tenant meetings were conducted as well as semi-structured phone interviews. An empirically driven typology is developed indicating that tenants have different interests and attitudes regarding energy efficiency renovations. Six different types are identified: the satisfied; the demanding, the conservative, the resigned, the sceptical and the resistant.
Highlights
In Sweden, 40% of energy use comes from the building sector and energy efficiency is a central policy objective for the country as is the case with the European Union (EU)
The objectives of the paper are threefold: first we reveal rare qualitative insights into tenants’ experiences of and attitudes towards energy efficiency renovations in a public housing context
Based on the empirical material we identify a typology comprised of six types of tenant, which demonstrates that tenants have different interests and attitudes regarding the implementation of energy efficiency renovations and the associated measures and need to be targeted differently
Summary
In Sweden, 40% of energy use comes from the building sector and energy efficiency is a central policy objective for the country as is the case with the European Union (EU). The objectives of the paper are threefold: first we reveal rare qualitative insights into tenants’ experiences of and attitudes towards energy efficiency renovations in a public housing context. We use these insights to inform a typology of tenants in terms of their response to such an intervention. We explore these responses in relation to previous research to generate lessons for policy and practice
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