Abstract

Internationally, rental properties have fewer energy efficiency features than other homes, causing unnecessary carbon emissions and poor health outcomes for tenants. Landlords are the primary decision-makers for energy efficiency retrofitting of rental properties, yet their retrofit behaviour is not well understood. We surveyed 500 small-scale private landlords in Victoria, Australia, to examine how a range of variables impacted landlords’ energy-efficient retrofitting. Landlords who installed more retrofits were more likely to have greater concern for tenants’ comfort, a relationship with the tenant, or greater knowledge of property conditions. Despite the existing literature and in contrast to the research on owner-occupiers, financial variables, environmental concerns, and sociodemographic variables were not associated with landlords’ retrofitting. We propose that policies may be more effective if they are framed in pro-social (rather than pro-environmental or financial terms) and convey information about the impact of property conditions on tenants’ wellbeing.

摘要

在国际上，出租物业的能效特征低于其他房屋，导致不必要的碳排放和租户的健康状况不佳。房东是租赁物业能效改造的主要决策者，但他们的改造行为并不为人所知。我们调查了澳大利亚维多利亚州的 500 名小型私人房东，以研究一系列变量如何影响房东的节能改造。安装更多改造的房东更有可能更关心租户的舒适度、与租户的关系或对房产状况的更多了解。尽管有现有文献，但与自住业主、财务变量、环境问题的研究相比，和社会人口变量与房东的改造无关。我们建议，如果政策以亲社会（而不是亲环境或财务条款）为框架，并传达有关物业条件对租户福祉影响的信息，则政策可能会更有效。