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How Sustainable Are the Quality Control Procedures for Constructions in Europe?
No full textRequirements on the sustainable quality (e.g. energy performance) of new and existing buildings are one of the pillars building regulatory systems of European countries are founded on. The influence of EU policy goals and contents of EU Directives in the energy regulations of the Member States is clearly noticeable. The European Union has set the ambitious goal that all newly built constructions must have a zero energy level by 2020. The total building stock must furthermore be energy neutral by 2050. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive have given Member States the tools and direction to develop and strengthen their regulations. There are doubts if the current requirements are sufficient to realise these goals. There is common agreement that the goals only can be reached by more strict and supportive policy instruments. This does not necessarily mean that the technical requirements must be formulated in more severe terms. Probably the big-gest challenges could be found in the way the construction process is organized, the regulations are enforced and way the roles and responsibilities of constructors (builders and installers) are defined. On the basis of a comparative research project in seven European countries, this paper analyses to what extent the current frameworks for the quality control of constructions are adequately organised to meet the current and future sustainable demands.OLD Housing Quality and Process Innovatio
On-line aanvraag van bouwvergunningen: Nederlandse ontwikkelingen in Europees perspectief
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Certification of building control in the Netherlands
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Quality policy and quality measurement methods for social housing in the Netherlands and England
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The legal position of architects in the European Union
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Waking a sleeping giant: Policy tools to improve the energy performance of the existing housing stock in the Netherlands
No full textThe Netherlands like many European countries has issued ambitious national targets to achieve climate change goals. It is recognised that to achieve these goals the energy saving potential idling in the existing housing stock must be exploited. To date the Dutch response is largely defined by the typical national repertoire of policy instruments including voluntary agreements, economic incentives and information campaigns. Alongside this, the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) required under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive has entered the fold. Despite a controversial arrival and a low impact on much of the intended target group this tool is entering a new phase in Dutch policy circles. By providing an overview of the Dutch situation, this paper offers a contribution to the much-needed debate on policy instruments utilised to improve the energy performance of existing housing. Using policy instruments as a lens and drawing on stakeholder interviews, the Dutch national response to harnessing the energy saving potential of the existing housing stock is evaluated. Stakeholder interviews demonstrate consensus that the usual suspects from the policy toolbox are inadequate. Consensus on what an adequate toolbox should consist of is less forthcoming. Within this debate the EPC is materialising as a core component. But can manipulations of the EPC wake the sleeping giant that is the energy guzzling existing housing stock?OTB ResearchOTB Research Institute for the Built Environmen
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