Let’s Get Sociotechnical
A Design Perspective on Zero Energy Renovations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22017897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stella Boe (0000-0002-2242-2744, Delft University of Technology, corresponding author), Stella Boess |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 97-107 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/up.v7i2.5107 |
| OpenAlex | W4225012627 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 33 |
The scaling up of zero energy (ZE) renovations contributes to the energy transition. Yet ZE renovations can be complex and error-prone in both process and outcome. This article draws on theory from sociotechnical design, participatory design, and inclusive design to analyse four recent case studies of ZE renovation/building in the Netherlands. The cases are studied using a mix of retrospective interviews and workshops, as well as ethnographic research. Three of the cases studied are ZE renovations of which two are recently completed and one is in progress, while the fourth case is a recently completed ZE new build. Three of the cases are social housing and one is mixed ownership. The research enquired into the situation of the project managers conducting the processes and also drew on resident experiences. The ZE renovation/builds are analysed as sociotechnical product-service systems (PSSs). The article evaluates how the use values, product values, and result values of these PSSs emerged from the processes. This perspective reveals issues with the usability of the PSSs, as well as with cost structures, technical tweaks, and maintenance agreements. Applying a design perspective provides starting points for co-learning strategies that could improve outcomes. Two example strategies that have potential in this regard are described, using demo dwellings and user manual as PSS prototypes in the early design phase. These and similar strategies could support the professionals in the field in creating successful ZE renovation/building processes
Knowledge management · Operations management · Participatory design · Process management · Sociology · Sociotechnical system · Usability · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Challenges of Energy Renovation
Participatory social housing retrofit
Co-creating justice in housing energy transitions through energy living labs
The retrofit puzzle
Wasted expertise
The everyday enactment of interfaces
Making energy renovations equitable
Practice reconfigurations around heat pumps in and beyond Dutch households
Design Things and Design Thinking
Qualitative content analysis in nursing research
Dialectical Design Dialogues
Retrofit at scale
Domestic retrofit
Innovation in deep housing retrofit in the United Kingdom
Oh behave! Survey stories and lessons learned from building occupants in high-performance buildings
Envisioning alternatives in pre-structured urban sustainability transformations
Interactions between systemic problems in innovation systems
The Finnish Citizens’ Initiative
Capturing the micro-level of intermediation in transitions
Design for Sustainability
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |