?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Beyond+drivers+and+barriers%3A+a+theoretical+framework+addressing+the+engagement+of+UK+construction+practitioners+in+retrofit+for+energy+efficiency&rft.creator=Murtagh%2C+N&rft.creator=Owen%2C+AM&rft.creator=Simpson%2C+K&rft.description=To+meet+statutory+carbon+reduction+targets+in+the+UK%2C+a+radical+transformation+of+existing+building+stock+is+needed.++To+achieve+this%2C+engagement+of+the+practitioners+involved+in+the+Repair-Maintain-Improve+(RMI)+subsector+%E2%80%93+small+builders+and+tradespeople+-+is+essential.+Previous+attempts+at+investigating+this+topic+have+been+atheoretical%2C+presenting+lists+of+drivers+and+barriers.+Such+lists+are+frequently+arbitrarily+categorised%2C+limiting+their+usefulness+to+programmes+of+change.+This+study+makes+a+novel+contribution+by+applying+an+established+model+of+behaviour+change%2C+the+Capability%2C+Opportunity%2C+Motivation+%E2%80%93+Behaviour+(COM-B)+model%2C+to+a+data+set+of+31+interviews+with+RMI+practitioners+in+the+UK.+COM-B+proposes+that+behaviour+results+from+individuals+possessing+the+capability+to+take+action+as+well+as+the+opportunity+and+the+motivation+to+do+so.+The+analysis+identified+capabilities+including+knowledge+and+co-ordination+of+people+and+resources%3B+opportunities+including+state+action+and+customer+demand%3B+and+motivations+including+pride+in+work%2C+maintaining+a+viable+business%2C+and+co-worker+and+customer+relationships.+Recommendations+are+presented+on+the+implications+for+policy.+For+successful+transition+to+zero+carbon+homes%2C+initiatives+are+needed+to+address+the+multiple+factors+which+determine+engagement+in+energy-efficient+retrofit%3A+capacities%2C+opportunities+and+motivations.&rft.publisher=Leeds+Beckett+University&rft.date=2020-09-03&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.publisher=Sixth+International+SEEDS+Conference+2020&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+Sixth+International+SEEDS+Conference+2020.++++Leeds+Beckett+University%3A+Leeds%2C+UK.+(2020)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10122873%2F3%2FMurtagh_OwenSimpson_retrofit_Rev1_SEEDS2020.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10122873%2F&rft.rights=open