A direction to improve EER (Energy Efficiency Retrofit) policy for residential buildings in South Korea by means of the recurrent EER policy. (September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kim, Jaemoon; Lim, Sungmin
• Is Part Of: Sustainable cities and society. Volume 72(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-09
• Subjects: EER (Energy Efficiency Retrofit) -- Green remodeling -- PDCA cycle -- Aging residential buildings -- GHG reduction policy; Sustainable urban development -- Periodicals; Sustainable buildings -- Periodicals; Urban ecology (Sociology) -- Periodicals; 307.76
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2021.103049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2210-6707

Abstract

Highlights: The characteristics of EER policy, which call for long-term planning as a means for reducing GHG emissions are analyzed. A recurrent EER policy model is proposed by applying Deming's PDCA cycle, considering the characteristics of EER policy. The model is concretized with policy plans and tools that are being implemented in countries where EER policy is active. Finally, by applying the model, South Korean EER policy is analyzed and suggestions are provided for policy improvement. Abstract: In this study we propose a recurrent EER (Energy Efficiency Retrofit) policy model incorporating Deming's PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle, considering the policy characteristics of EER as a way to reduce GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. To make this recurrent EER policy model feasible in practice, not as a mere theory, we supplement it with practical plans and policy tools that are being implemented in major countries where the EER policy is active. In developing this policy model, the methods for evaluating EER performance and implanting the EER policy are manifested to reflect the objectives and characteristics of EER policy. Applying this policy model to South Korea's EER policy, which is in its infancy, we suggest major ways to improve policy and to operate the recurrent EER policy model: the establishment of quantitative EER performance goals, a system to evaluate energy savings before and after EER, and a subsidy policy for activation of EER is needed. Also, technical council and institutional support are needed to reflect the analyses of the data collected on energy consumption and to prepare supplemental plans, such as the system for improving directions, new technology, environmental changes, and technical support when planning the next EER.