The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7, which calls for universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable clean energy for everyone, is expected to influence near-future trends in many countries across the European Union. Retrofitting buildings is an important milestone in the evolutionary development of energy-efficient residential buildings, yet a significant proportion of the south-eastern European social-housing stock is obsolete in this area; in addition to effective retrofitting strategies for these buildings, the occupants thereof, who represent different socio-demographic backgrounds, also require in-depth study. Even though this subject has been widely investigated, new approaches that consider connections between technology and the behavioural responses of residents are needed to continuously update retrofitting design strategies and energy-efficiency solutions. This paper aims to fill a research gap in the area of developing an evidence-based framework for energy-policy decision-making mechanisms related to the integration of the Energy Performance Building Directives at the level of conceptual and nationwide implementation schemes.

In general, properties in this particular sector account for approximately 38% of the total housing stock and demonstrate some of the worst housing standards in Europe. The objective of this study is to focus on the interaction of such attitudes and the underlying determinant factors thereof with socio-cultural and contextual factors. A socio-technical-systems (STS) approach is used as a theoretical framework to integrate household socio-demographic characteristics related to energy use, the thermal-conductivity level of buildings and environmental factors; and to address the question of how different contexts influence motivation to develop energy-efficiency strategies. Drawing on the STS, this study investigates domestic energy use and measures thereof in post war social housing stock in the south-eastern Mediterranean, where the climate is subtropical (Csa) and partly-semi-arid (Bsh); these designations are according to the Köppen climate classification system; to improve the energy efficiency of archetype residential tower blocks (RTBs) that are embedded and interpreted in the socio-cultural local context of Cyprus.

Feed-forward interviews of 100 flats revealed a moderate negative correlation (r = −0,329, p 〈0,01) between household income and tenancy status, and there was a moderate positive relationship (r = 0,252, p < 0,05) between household income and length of residency; this indicates that household income is a determinant factor related to energy use. Of the surveyed flats, 73% were owner-occupiers whose ages ranged between 55 and 65 and 65-years-of-age and older; these age bands were in the high-income group, and the energy consumption of these households was higher than the national average, all of which demonstrates an association between the age and level-of-income factors. A moderate negative correlation (r = −0,229, p < 0,05) was found between the occupants' ages and their complaints related to thermal discomfort, which suggests that built-environment factors and household socio-demographic characteristics should be evaluated before any type of building retrofitting is developed. The study findings were implemented to develop policy design that considers the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to energy-and-recovery plans; implications on domestic energy use in the south-eastern Mediterranean climate are expected to influence future trends in EU countries.

联合国可持续发展目标 7 呼吁所有人普遍获得负担得起的、可靠的、可持续的清洁能源，预计将影响欧盟许多国家的近期趋势。改造建筑是节能住宅建筑演进发展的一个重要里程碑，但东南欧社会住房存量的很大一部分在这一领域已经过时；除了对这些建筑物进行有效的改造策略外，代表不同社会人口背景的居住者也需要深入研究。尽管这个问题已被广泛调查，需要考虑技术与居民行为反应之间联系的新方法，以不断更新改造设计策略和能效解决方案。本文旨在填补在开发基于证据的能源政策决策机制框架领域的研究空白，该框架与能源绩效建筑指令在概念和全国实施计划层面的整合相关。

总体而言，这一特定领域的房产约占总住房存量的 38%，是欧洲住房标准最差​​的部分。本研究的目的是关注这种态度及其潜在决定因素与社会文化和背景因素的相互作用。社会技术系统 (STS) 方法被用作理论框架，以整合与能源使用、建筑物的导热水平和环境因素相关的家庭社会人口特征；并解决不同环境如何影响制定能效战略的动机的问题。本研究利用 STS，调查了地中海东南部战后社会住房存量的国内能源使用及其措施，Csa）和部分半干旱（Bsh）；这些名称是根据柯本气候分类系统；提高原型住宅塔楼 (RTB) 的能源效率，这些塔楼嵌入和解释在塞浦路斯的社会文化当地背景中。

对 100 套公寓的前馈访谈显示 家庭收入与租赁状况之间存在中度负相关 ( r  = -0,329, p <0,01)，并且两者之间存在中度正相关 ( r  = 0,252, p  < 0,05)家庭收入和居住时间；这表明家庭收入是与能源使用相关的决定性因素。在接受调查的单位中，73% 是自住业主，年龄介于 55 至 65 岁和 65 岁及以上；这些年龄段属于高收入人群，这些家庭的能源消耗高于全国平均水平，这都表明年龄与收入水平因素之间存在关联。中度负相关 ( r = -0,229, p  < 0,05) 发现在居住者的年龄和他们对热不适相关的抱怨之间，这表明在开发任何类型的建筑改造之前应该评估建筑环境因素和家庭社会人口特征。实施研究结果以制定政策设计，考虑与能源和恢复计划相关的联合国可持续发展目标；地中海东南部气候对国内能源使用的影响预计将影响欧盟国家的未来趋势。