Table 1 List of 95 sociotechnical barriers to building decarbonization by theme
From: Reviewing the 95 sociotechnical barriers to the decarbonization of buildings
Economic | Political | Social | Behavioral | Technical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. High Costs 2. Lack of Market Demand 3. Long Return on Investment 4. High Initial Investment 5. Lack of Financing 6. Higher Cost of Green Materials 7. Higher Cost of Green Projects 8. Lack of Incentive General 9. Limited Green Suppliers 10. Uncertain Return on Investment 11. Time-Delay barriers 12. High Maintenance Costs 13. Infrastructure Lock-In 14. Split Incentive 15. Cost of Additional Design Considerations 16. Cost of Waste Disposal 17. Higher Skilled Labor Cost 18. Lack of Incentives to Retrofit 19. High Cost of New Model 20. High Cost of Material Testing for Reuse 21. Labor Intensive Installation 22. Cost of Developing New Standards 23. High Cost of Training Staff 24. Higher Insurance Cost 25. Price Volatility | 26. Lack of Regulation 27. Reporting Requirements 28. Lack of Government Support 29. Complexity of Assessment Tools 30. Lack of Policy Implementation 31. Lack of Auditing 32. Lack of Compliance 33. Lack of Legislative Frameworks 34. Materials not Certified 35. Disconnect Local and Central Government 36. Lack of Green Certification Systems 37. Lack of Legislative Support 38. Lack of Material Standards 39. Intellectual Property Rights 40. Lack of Building Codes 41. Lengthy Planning and Approval 42. Policy Uncertainty 43. Governance Barrier 44. Heterogeneity of Policy Implementation 45. Inconsistent Policy Language 46. Lack of Regional Standards 47. Lack of Goals 48. Regulatory Uncertainty 49. Statutory Uncertainty | 50. Lack of Awareness of Decarb. Strategies 51. Lack of Stakeholder Alignment 52. Lack of Management Support 53. Lack of Technical Training 54. Lack of Professional Training 55. Lack of Accepted Standards 56. Lack of Project Coordination 57. Lack of Skilled Professionals 58. Lack of Technical Knowledge 59. Lack of Systems-Thinking 60. Cyber Security Concerns 61. Prefer Demolition over Deconstruction 62. Delays in Decision-Making 63. Institutional Structure 64. Lack of Public Awareness 65. Lack of On-Site Standard Application 66. Low Status of Reused Materials 67. Lack of Stakeholder Awareness 68. Lack of Product Differentiation 69. Lack of Project Team Interest 70. Conflict of Interests among Stakeholders 71. Lack of Marketing of New Technologies | 72. Attitudinal Barrier 73. Developer Resistance 74. Health and Safety Concerns 75. Aesthetic Concern 76. Lack of Client Interest 77. Misinformation 78. Stakeholder Resistance 79. Client Resistance 80. General Resistance to Change 81. Resistant Industry 82. Risk Uncertainty New Tech Adopt | 83. Lack of Land for Growing Biomaterials 84. Lack of Translatable Case Studies 85. Lack of Understanding 86. Infrastructure Limitations 87. Lack of Quality Substitution 88. Poor Quality Existing BuildingSstock 89. Lack of Local Data 90. Lack of Space for Equipment 91. Lack of Supply Chain Capacity 92. Technological Barrier General 93. Relative Quality Concerns 94. Lack of Data 95. Lack of Commercial Applications |
