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Li, Y. (author), Zhuang, T. (author), Qian, QK (author), Mlecnik, E. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)In the context of increasing focus on social sustainability, neighborhood rehabilitation has emerged as a crucial component of global urban renewal initiatives. Distinct from most renewal paradigms that are usually one-offs, neighborhood rehabilitation is a long-term endeavor that requires ongoing resident participation to effectively address...journal article 2024
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Li, Y. (author), Tao, Y. (author), Qian, QK (author), Mlecnik, E. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)Resident participation is essential for neighborhood rehabilitation. It requires the active involvement of residents and efficient management by organizers. To improve the effectiveness of resident participation, it is necessary to understand the critical success factors (CSFs) underlying it. However, previous research has examined the critical...journal article 2024
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Maghsoudi Nia, E. (author), Qian, QK (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)Highlights<br/> • The aging systems, and the house's condition, are important factors that motivate occupants to consider energy retrofitting.<br/> • Educating occupants on regular monitoring can enhance the durability and performance of energy-efficient technologies.<br/> • Policymakers need to implement region-specific strategies, to promote...journal article 2024
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You, K. (author), Qian, QK (author), Cai, Weiguang (author), Wang, Xia (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)High household end-user services demand of high-income families results in higher energy consumption compared with low-income families, indicating high-income families may save more energy from similar building energy retrofitting (BER) strategies. Therefore, current BER subsidy policies, which consider technique indicators and ignore...journal article 2024
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Mlecnik, E. (author), Qian, QK (author), Straub, A. (author), Ersoy, A. (author), Remøy, H.T. (author), Gruis, V.H. (author), Hobma, Fred (author), Rooij, R.M. (author), Vande Putte, H.J.M. (author), van Bortel, G.A. (author), Roeling, M.M. (author)It is recommended to integrate specific management competencies in academic education to support the transition towards environmentally sustainable practices, particularly in the construction and real estate sector. This paper explores how architectural management education can integrate environmental sustainability within its current university...book chapter 2024
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Ling, J. (author), Qian, QK (author), Meijer, F.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)Residential energy retrofitting projects in the hot summer and cold winter (HSCW) zone of China face various risks related to project activities, which incur transaction costs (TCs), such as search, negotiation, and monitoring costs. As the leader in project implementation, the Chinese government is responsible for project planning, organisation...journal article 2024
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Wu, Hongjuan (author), Qian, QK (author), Straub, A. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Zhuang, Taozhi (author)The implementation of prefabricated housing (PH) has become prevalent in China recently due to its advantages in enhancing production and energy-saving efficiency within the construction system. However, stakeholders may not always fully realize the benefits of adopting PH due to the emergence of transaction costs (TCs) in the development...journal article 2024
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Elgendy, R. (author), Mlecnik, E. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Qian, QK (author)The need for energy efficient buildings has become increasingly important in the context of climate change mitigation. Across the European Union (EU), 41,2% of the population resides in multiple ownership apartment buildings with figures rising in some countries as high as 65%. A majority of these buildings are in need of energy renovation....conference paper 2023
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Stefanie Horian, S.H. (author), Qian, QK (author), Hoekstra, J.S.C.M. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)Energy efficiency renovation (EER) of the existing residential housing stock is crucial to achieving further decarbonization to be climate neutral by 2050. This transition is particularly challenging for affordable rental housing providers as they have to make intensive investment decisions while balancing rental affordability for their low- and...abstract 2023
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Krutisch, L.N. (author), Qian, QK (author), Mlecnik, E. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)Energy efficient renovation (EER) of the owner-occupied building stock is identified as a key effort to pursue in order to mitigate climate change. However, current renovation rates continuously fall behind and a need to foster EER uptake is apparent. As homeowners' behaviour and decision-making are crucial in the context of EER, behavioural...conference paper 2023
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Fu, X. (author), Qian, QK (author), Liu, Guiwen (author), Zhuang, Taozhi (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Huang, R. (author)Neighborhood regeneration has become essential component of environmental improvement, and promoting resident participation is a key aspect of effective environmental management. However, in China, the legacy of the former housing allocation system and specific cultural contexts have led to residents' psychological inertia towards...journal article 2023
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Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Yu, Chenxi (author), Qian, QK (author), Huang, R. (author), You, K. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)Under China's national strategy of carbon neutrality by 2060, it is urgently necessary and challenging for the governments to proactively explore policy tools to facilitate energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings. Currently, a considerable number of studies have been conducted on building energy-efficient renovation and its...review 2023
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Xu, Y. (author), Luo, D. (author), Qian, QK (author), Chan, Edwin H.W. (author)In the original publication of the article, the first affiliation “School of Public Administration, Hunan University, Changsha, China” was incorrectly repeated as fourth affiliation. The fourth affiliation should be “Building and Real Estate Dept. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR”. The original article has been corrected.journal article 2023
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He, Shutong (author), Qian, QK (author)In the built environment, improving the energy efficiency of existing building stock through retrofitting is the top pillar to mitigate climate change. Despite the efforts made by local authorities to provide technical and financial supports, the home energy retrofit rate remains low. This study aims to improve the understanding of how...journal article 2023
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He, Shutong (author), Qian, QK (author), de Vries, G. (author)In the built environment sector, enhancing energy efficiency through energy retrofitting is a key strategy to mitigate climate change. Despite the efforts made by local municipalities to offer technical and financial support, the rate of home energy retrofit remains low. The decision to undertake home energy retrofit is complex for homeowners....abstract 2023
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Ebrahimigharehbaghi, S. (author), Qian, QK (author), de Vries, G. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)The building sector can contribute considerably to reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the Netherlands, the GHG emissions must be mitigated by 95% by 2050 relative to the 1990 baseline. Various factors, such as low renovation rates cause uncertainties in reaching these targets. The current study aims for investigating the barriers...conference paper 2022
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Qian, QK (author), Ho, Winky K.O. (author), Jayantha, Wadu Mesthrige (author), Chan, Edwin H.W. (author)The rapidly growing aging population is a global phenomenon imposing societal challenges on many cities. ‘Aging-in-place’ as a popular concept accommodates both the elderly desire to age in a familiar environment and adaptive old home modifications for aging. However, this concept has not been explored in-depth systematically in the urban...journal article 2022
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Maghsoudi Nia, E. (author), Qian, QK (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)This review of studies into Energy Efficiency Retrofitting (EER) has shown the practice of EER to be a key factor in sustainability regeneration. Thus, the retrofitting practice itself (the way it is organised) has received increasing attention from both practitioners and researchers, and studies are now addressing some issues that are affecting...review 2022
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Han, Jianbo (author), Chan, Edwin H.W. (author), Yung, Esther Hiu Kwan (author), Qian, QK (author), Lam, Patrick T.I. (author)Given various hindrances in the macro context, how to efficiently develop age-friendly community policies requires further research. Currently, such kinds of frameworks are lacking. This paper aims to develop a policy framework to minimise cost and resolve conflict of interest between different generations in age-friendly community development....journal article 2022
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Ma, J. (author), Qian, QK (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Song, Kun (author)The Chinese government has taken actions to promote energy efficiency through the renovation of residential buildings in the Northern Heating Region. Homeowners have been encouraged to undertake government-led energy efficiency renovation; however, their decisions to undertake the renovation are affected by several barriers. The lack of...journal article 2022