A Review of Building Energy Retrofit Measures, Passive Design Strategies and Building Regulation for the Low Carbon Development of Existing Dwellings in the Hot Summer–Cold Winter Region of China

• Published in: Energies (Basel) Vol. 16; no. 10; p. 4115
• Main Authors: Liu, Chenfei, Sharples, Stephen, Mohammadpourkarbasi, Haniyeh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Analysis; building decarbonization; building regulation; Carbon; China; Climate change; Cold; Construction industry; Cooling; Dwellings; Economic development; Emission standards; Emissions; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy industry; energy retrofitting measures; Green buildings; Greenhouse gases; Heat; hot summer–cold winter climate; House construction; Housing; Insulation; Laws, regulations and rules; policy gap; United Kingdom; United Kingdom; China

Retrofitting buildings to achieve improved levels of energy performance is a key strategy in the transition to a low-/net zero carbon future. In China, there has been an enormous growth in residential construction in recent decades in response to the country’s economic development and population gro...