eprintid: 10122873
rev_number: 18
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creators_name: Murtagh, N
creators_name: Owen, AM
creators_name: Simpson, K
title: Beyond drivers and barriers: a theoretical framework addressing the engagement of UK construction practitioners in retrofit for energy efficiency
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: A01
divisions: B04
divisions: C04
divisions: F37
note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
abstract: To meet statutory carbon reduction targets in the UK, a radical transformation of existing building stock is needed.  To achieve this, engagement of the practitioners involved in the Repair-Maintain-Improve (RMI) subsector – small builders and tradespeople - is essential. Previous attempts at investigating this topic have been atheoretical, presenting lists of drivers and barriers. Such lists are frequently arbitrarily categorised, limiting their usefulness to programmes of change. This study makes a novel contribution by applying an established model of behaviour change, the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation – Behaviour (COM-B) model, 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; opportunities including state action and customer demand; and motivations including pride in work, maintaining a viable business, and co-worker and customer relationships. Recommendations are presented on the implications for policy. For successful transition to zero carbon homes, initiatives are needed to address the multiple factors which determine engagement in energy-efficient retrofit: capacities, opportunities and motivations.
date: 2020-09-03
date_type: published
publisher: Leeds Beckett University
official_url: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/events/conferences-and-symposiums/seeds-conference-2020/
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1851341
lyricists_name: Murtagh, Niamh
lyricists_id: NMMUR88
actors_name: Allington-Smith, Dominic
actors_id: DAALL44
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
series: International SEEDS Conference
publication: Proceedings of the Sixth International SEEDS Conference 2020
volume: 6
place_of_pub: Leeds, UK
event_title: Sixth International SEEDS Conference 2020
event_location: Online
event_dates: 02 September 2020 - 03 September 2020
institution: Sixth International SEEDS Conference 2020
book_title: Proceedings of the Sixth International SEEDS Conference 2020
citation:        Murtagh, N;    Owen, AM;    Simpson, K;      (2020)    Beyond drivers and barriers: a theoretical framework addressing the engagement of UK construction practitioners in retrofit for energy efficiency.                     In:  Proceedings of the Sixth International SEEDS Conference 2020.    Leeds Beckett University: Leeds, UK.       Green open access   
 
document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10122873/3/Murtagh_OwenSimpson_retrofit_Rev1_SEEDS2020.pdf