Dynamics of Standard Intensification : Modeling the Cascade of Energy Codes for Residential Buildings
Type
presentation
Date Issued
2011-04-14
Author(s)
Abstract
The formation of standards in a socio-economic system is a complex process of innovation and diffusion. For this presentation, the residential built environment in Switzerland is used as a revelatory case to understand the complex dynamics. I will report on a system dynamics model which was developed to study the intensification of the legal as well as voluntary building codes in Switzerland over more than three decades. The model addresses both the impact of a regulatory regime on innovation efforts and their adoption. In addition, it endogenously accounts for the intensification of voluntary and legal building codes regarding their energy demand. The case study provides background to create the model and is used to test the model's ability to reproduce various aspects of historical behavior. The model is then used to experiment with different policies and scenarios and to estimate the development of the future energy demand of the building codes. The presentation concludes that institutionalizing voluntary standards is important for overall standard intensification. Moreover, that a well-balanced scheme of incentives is required to positively influence the system development. The presentation concludes with a discussion about possible uses and future modifications of the model
Language
English
Keywords
standard formation
norm development
innovation diffusion
simulation
case study
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Event Title
Decision and Policy Sciences Discussion Series
Event Location
Albany, NJ, USA
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
91870