Energy Conservation in Rental Housing: Landlords' Perceptions of Problems and Solutions

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5446935· OSTI ID:5446935

Levine, Alice; Raab, Jonathan; Astrein, Bbruce; Bernstein, Scott; Piernot, Craig; Strahs, Steven

Rental housing owners have had little incentive to invest in energy conservation measures for their buildings. As the cost of energy continues to rise, market incentives increase. This research explores the decision processes and criteria of a purposive sample of landlords in four cities: Boston, Chicago, Denver, and San Francisco. The report outlines landlords' reasons for investing or not investing in energy conservation measures, the barriers they perceive to energy conservation, and their perceived solutions to energy problems in rental housing.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 5446935
• Report Number(s): SERI/RR-744-1308; ON: DE82009381
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ATTITUDES
CONSTRAINTS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
CALIFORNIA
CHICAGO
COLORADO
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
INVESTMENT
MASSACHUSETTS
MASTER METERING
MODIFICATIONS
OWNERSHIP
WEATHERIZATION
BUILDINGS
FEDERAL REGION I
FEDERAL REGION IX
FEDERAL REGION V
FEDERAL REGION VIII
ILLINOIS
METERING
NORTH AMERICA
USA
energy conservation
rental housing
regulations
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291000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation