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Barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency measures in Mostaganem, Algeria.

Seddiki, Mohammed; Bennadji, Amar; Tehami, Mohamed

Authors

Amar Bennadji

Mohamed Tehami



Abstract

The residential sector of Algeria consumes 29% of the total energy consumption. In order to reduce and address this consumption along with the challenges of climate change, the Algerian public policy considers energy efficiency investment measures (EEIMs) in the residential sector as a key factor. However, despite the recommendations and incitement measures from the government, the adoption of EEIMs of Algerian homeowners is too low. In 2018, EEIMs have been implemented in 4,000 houses. This number represents only 4% of the government's target which is the implementation of EEIMs in 100,000 houses per year. The present article, accordingly, attempts to explore the barriers to the adoption of EEIMs. To this effect, a questionnaire survey with 150 randomly selected Algerian single-family homeowners in Mostaganem area was used for the study. It was found that the five greatest barriers to the adoption of EEIMs were: (1) the lack of subsidies and rebates on energy efficient equipment, (2) the high initial prices of energy efficient equipment, (3) the lack of techniques and tools for the estimation of saved energy, (4) the unwillingness to borrow money and (5) the difficulty of identifying, procuring, installing, operating and maintaining energy efficiency measures. The principal component analysis categorised 16 barriers around four components: (1) “Financial” barriers, (2) “Technological” barriers, (3) “Lack of time and knowledge” barriers and (4) “Attitude towards energy efficiency improvements” barriers. Finally, the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) analysis has shown that the perception of barriers to the adoption of EEIMs also differs in accordance with certain personal characteristics of the homeowner.

Citation

SEDDIKI, M., BENNADJI, A. and TEHAMI, M. 2020. Barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency measures in Mostaganem, Algeria. Journal of construction in developing countries [online], 25(2), pages 39-61. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2020.25.2.2

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 20, 2019
Online Publication Date Dec 15, 2020
Publication Date Dec 31, 2020
Deposit Date Jul 14, 2020
Publicly Available Date Jul 14, 2020
Journal Journal of construction in developing countries
Print ISSN 1823-6499
Electronic ISSN 2180-4222
Publisher Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 25
Issue 2
Pages 39-61
DOI https://doi.org/10.21315/jcdc2020.25.2.2
Keywords Energy efficiency investments measures; Residential buildings; Renovations; Public policy; Energy policy; Algeria; Barriers; Homeowners; Questionnaire survey
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/947529

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