[go: up one dir, main page]
IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v8y2016i4p388-d68608.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Sustainable Renovation Strategy in the Swedish Million Homes Programme: A Case Study

Author

Listed:
  • Hans Lind

    (School of Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Kerstin Annadotter

    (School of Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Folke Björk

    (School of Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Lovisa Högberg

    (School of Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Tord Af Klintberg

    (School of Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden)

Abstract
Sweden has a large multifamily housing stock that was built between 1960 and 1975. An important current issue is how this stock can be renovated in a sustainable way. The article analyses a strategy used by a suburban municipal housing company that had clear social ambitions and offered the tenants three options of renovation: Mini, Midi and Maxi. Most tenants chose the Mini alternative which meant that they could afford to stay and that there was no increase in costs for the social authorities. An investment analysis showed that the Mini alternative had a positive net present value, but that the Midi and Maxi alternatives were more profitable. Even though there was no clear environmental focus in the renovation, energy use was reduced by 8%. As a conclusion, the study shows that a sustainable renovation is possible but that there are a number of conflicts between the different dimensions of sustainability.

Suggested Citation

  • Hans Lind & Kerstin Annadotter & Folke Björk & Lovisa Högberg & Tord Af Klintberg, 2016. "Sustainable Renovation Strategy in the Swedish Million Homes Programme: A Case Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(4), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:8:y:2016:i:4:p:388-:d:68608
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/4/388/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/4/388/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Marja Elsinga & Hans Lind, 2013. "The Effect of EU-Legislation on Rental Systems in Sweden and the Netherlands," Housing Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(7), pages 960-970, October.
    2. World Commission on Environment and Development,, 1987. "Our Common Future," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780192820808.
    3. George Galster, 2007. "Neighbourhood Social Mix as a Goal of Housing Policy: A Theoretical Analysis," European Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 7(1), pages 19-43.
    4. George Galster, 2007. "Neighbourhood Social Mix as a Goal of Housing Policy: A Theoretical Analysis," International Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 7(1), pages 19-43.
    5. Lynne C. Manzo, 2014. "On uncertain ground: being at home in the context of public housing redevelopment," International Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 14(4), pages 389-410, October.
    6. Michael A. Valenti & Olivier G. Giovannoni, 2013. "The Economics of Inclusion: Building an Argument for a Shared Society," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_755, Levy Economics Institute.
    7. Lovisa Högberg & Hans Lind & Kristina Grange, 2009. "Incentives for Improving Energy Efficiency When Renovating Large-Scale Housing Estates: A Case Study of the Swedish Million Homes Programme," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 1(4), pages 1-17, December.
    8. Kristina Mjörnell & Anna Boss & Markus Lindahl & Stefan Molnar, 2014. "A Tool to Evaluate Different Renovation Alternatives with Regard to Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(7), pages 1-19, July.
    9. Ed Ferrari, 2012. "Competing Ideas of Social Justice and Space: Locating Critiques of Housing Renewal in Theory and in Practice," International Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(3), pages 263-280.
    10. Véronique Flambard, 2013. "Housing allowances and forced moves," International Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 159-182, June.
    11. Liane Thuvander & Paula Femenías & Kristina Mjörnell & Pär Meiling, 2012. "Unveiling the Process of Sustainable Renovation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 4(6), pages 1-26, June.
    12. Lynne C. Manzo, 2014. "On uncertain ground: being at home in the context of public housing redevelopment," European Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 14(4), pages 389-410, October.
    13. Lind, Hans, 2014. "A Human Rights based approach to Housing Policy: A critical and normative analysis," Working Paper Series 14/4, Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Real Estate and Construction Management & Banking and Finance.
    14. Véronique Flambard, 2013. "Housing allowances and forced moves," International Journal of Housing Policy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 159-182, June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Jenny von Platten & Karl de Fine Licht & Mikael Mangold & Kristina Mjörnell, 2021. "Renovating on Unequal Premises: A Normative Framework for a Just Renovation Wave in Swedish Multifamily Housing," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-32, September.
    2. Ju Liu & Bo Bengtsson & Helena Bohman & Karin Staffansson Pauli, 2020. "A System Model and An Innovation Approach toward Sustainable Housing Renovation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-16, February.
    3. Agneta Sundström & Zahra Ahmadi, 2019. "The Mediating Role of CSR on the Market Orientation and Strategic Performance Relationship—A Study of the Public Housing Companies in Sweden," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-18, March.
    4. Dodoo, Ambrose & Gustavsson, Leif & Le Truong, Nguyen, 2018. "Primary energy benefits of cost-effective energy renovation of a district heated multi-family building under different energy supply systems," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 69-90.
    5. Karin Staffansson Pauli & Ju Liu & Bo Bengtsson, 2020. "Sustainable Strategy in Housing Renovation: Moving from a Technology-and-Engineering-Focused Model to a User-Oriented Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-16, January.
    6. Johansson, Tim & Olofsson, Thomas & Mangold, Mikael, 2017. "Development of an energy atlas for renovation of the multifamily building stock in Sweden," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 203(C), pages 723-736.
    7. Kristina Mjörnell & Jenny von Platten & Kicki Björklund, 2022. "Balancing Social and Economic Sustainability in Renovation with an Affordable Option for Tenants? A Pilot Study from Sweden," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-21, March.
    8. Ayikoe Tettey, Uniben Yao & Gustavsson, Leif, 2020. "Energy savings and overheating risk of deep energy renovation of a multi-storey residential building in a cold climate under climate change," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    9. Dodoo, Ambrose & Gustavsson, Leif & Tettey, Uniben Y.A., 2017. "Final energy savings and cost-effectiveness of deep energy renovation of a multi-storey residential building," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 135(C), pages 563-576.
    10. Åsa Wahlström & Björn Berggren & Josefin Florell & Rickard Nygren & Thomas Sundén, 2016. "Decision Making Process for Constructing Low-Energy Buildings in the Public Housing Sector in Sweden," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(10), pages 1-20, October.
    11. Kristina Mjörnell & Paula Femenías & Kerstin Annadotter, 2019. "Renovation Strategies for Multi-Residential Buildings from the Record Years in Sweden—Profit-Driven or Socioeconomically Responsible?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-18, December.
    12. Alaa Khadra & Mårten Hugosson & Jan Akander & Jonn Are Myhren, 2020. "Development of a Weight Factor Method for Sustainability Decisions in Building Renovation. Case Study Using Renobuild," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-15, September.
    13. Yung Yau, 2018. "Tripartite Efficacy Beliefs and Homeowner Participation in Multi-Owned Housing Governance," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(9), pages 1-17, September.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Lind, Hans & Annadotter, Kerstin & Björk, Folke & Högberg, Lovisa & af Klintberg, Tord, 2014. "Sustainable renovation strategy in the Swedish Million Homes Programme: A case study," Working Paper Series 14/2, Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Real Estate and Construction Management & Banking and Finance.
    2. Marja Elsinga & Joris Hoekstra & Mohamad Sedighi & Behnam Taebi, 2020. "Toward Sustainable and Inclusive Housing: Underpinning Housing Policy as Design for Values," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-15, March.
    3. Heike Hanhörster & Susanne Wessendorf, 2020. "The Role of Arrival Areas for Migrant Integration and Resource Access," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 1-10.
    4. Heike Hanhörster & Susanne Wessendorf, 2020. "The Role of Arrival Areas for Migrant Integration and Resource Access," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 1-10.
    5. Kristina Mjörnell & Paula Femenías & Kerstin Annadotter, 2019. "Renovation Strategies for Multi-Residential Buildings from the Record Years in Sweden—Profit-Driven or Socioeconomically Responsible?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-18, December.
    6. Roger Vincent Patulny & Alan Morris, 2012. "Questioning the Need for Social Mix: The Implications of Friendship Diversity amongst Australian Social Housing Tenants," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 49(15), pages 3365-3384, November.
    7. Thomas Albers & Silvia Ariccio & Laura A. Weiss & Federica Dessi & Marino Bonaiuto, 2021. "The Role of Place Attachment in Promoting Refugees’ Well-Being and Resettlement: A Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(21), pages 1-11, October.
    8. John Ntema & Lochner Marais & Jan Cloete & Molefi Lenka, 2017. "Social disruption, mine closure and housing policy: evidence from the Free State Goldfields, South Africa," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 41(1), pages 30-41, February.
    9. Stefan Olsson & Tove Malmqvist & Mauritz Glaumann, 2015. "Managing Sustainability Aspects in Renovation Processes: Interview Study and Outline of a Process Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(6), pages 1-17, May.
    10. Nema Dean & Gwilym Pryce, 2017. "Is the housing market blind to religion? A perceived substitutability approach to homophily and social integration," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(13), pages 3058-3070, October.
    11. Kristina Mjörnell & Jenny von Platten & Kicki Björklund, 2022. "Balancing Social and Economic Sustainability in Renovation with an Affordable Option for Tenants? A Pilot Study from Sweden," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(7), pages 1-21, March.
    12. Hazel Easthope & Laura Crommelin & Sophie-May Kerr & Laurence Troy & Ryan van den Nouwelant & Gethin Davison, 2022. "Planning for Lower-Income Households in Privately Developed High-Density Neighbourhoods in Sydney, Australia," Urban Planning, Cogitatio Press, vol. 7(4), pages 213-228.
    13. Nikos Karadimitriou & Thomas Maloutas & Vassilis P. Arapoglou, 2021. "Multiple Deprivation and Urban Development in Athens, Greece: Spatial Trends and the Role of Access to Housing," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(3), pages 1-20, March.
    14. Galster, George & Andersson, Roger & Musterd, Sako & Kauppinen, Timo M., 2008. "Does neighborhood income mix affect earnings of adults? New evidence from Sweden," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 63(3), pages 858-870, May.
    15. Shomon Shamsuddin & Lawrence J Vale, 2017. "Lease it or lose it? The implications of New York’s Land Lease Initiative for public housing preservation," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(1), pages 137-157, January.
    16. Aafke Heringa & Gideon Bolt & Martin Dijst & Ronald Kempen, 2014. "Individual Activity Patterns and the Meaning of Residential Environments for Inter-Ethnic Contact," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 105(1), pages 64-78, February.
    17. Paul Watt, 2009. "Living in an Oasis: Middle-Class Disaffiliation and Selective Belonging in an English Suburb," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 41(12), pages 2874-2892, December.
    18. Rosa Ana Jiménez-Expósito & Antonio Serrano-Jiménez & Pablo Fernández-Ans & Gianluca Stasi & Carmen Díaz-López & Ángela Barrios-Padura, 2022. "Promoting Sustainable and Resilient Constructive Patterns in Vulnerable Communities: Habitat for Humanity’s Sustainable Housing Prototypes in El Salvador," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-16, December.
    19. Christopher M. Anierobi & Dickson M. Nwalusi & Kingsley O. Efobi & Kelechi I. Nwosu & Nneka C. Nwokolo & Eziyi O. Ibem, 2023. "Urban Housing Inequality and the Nature of Relationship Between Formal and Informal Settlements in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(3), pages 21582440231, August.
    20. William Clark, 2008. "Reexamining the moving to opportunity study and its contribution to changing the distribution of poverty and ethnic concentration," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 45(3), pages 515-535, August.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:8:y:2016:i:4:p:388-:d:68608. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.