Willingness to pay for energy-saving measures in residential buildings
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Banfi S.,
Farsi M.,
Filippini M.,
italiana S.,
Jakob M.
Tipo
Articolo pubblicato in rivista scientifica
Anno
2008
Lingua
Inglese
Sommario
This paper uses a choice experiment to evaluate the consumers' willingness to pay for energy-saving measures in Switzerland's residential buildings. These measures include air renewal (ventilation) systems and insulation of windows and facades. Two groups of respondents consisting respectively of 163 apartment tenants and 142 house owners were asked to choose between their housing status quo and each one of the several hypothetical situations with different attributes and prices. The estimation method is based on a fixed effects logit model. The results suggest that the benefits of the energysaving attributes are significantly valued by the consumers. These benefits include both individual energy savings and environmental benefits as well as comfort benefits namely, thermal comfort, air quality and noise protection.
Parole chiave
Energy efficiency, energy saving, choice experiment, conjoint analysis, discrete choice, housing, fixed effect logit
Periodico
Energy Economics
Volume
30
Numero ( Mese )
2
Pagine (o numero dell’articolo)
503-516
Diffusione
Licenza
Licenza non definita
Visibilità
Pubblico
Status open access
Green
