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10 J. Mgmt. & Sustainability 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/jms10 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Management and Sustainability; Vol. 10, No. 1; 2020 ISSN 1925-4725 E-ISSN 1925-4733 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education The Role of Trans-Disciplinary Research in Sustainable Renovation Kristina Mjornell&2 RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 412 58 Gothenburg, Sweden 2Division of Building Physics, Lund University, 221 00 Lund, Sweden Correspondence: Kristina Mjdmell, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, 412 58 Gothenburg, Sweden. E-mail: kristina.mjornell@ri.se Received: November 8, 2019 Accepted: November 27, 2019 Online Published: December 13, 2019 doi:10.5539/jms.v10n1pl URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/jms.v10n1pl Abstract The paper discusses the role of trans-disciplinary research networks tackling the challenges of sustainable renovation such as; environmental impact of substitute building materials and waste, relocation of tenants, lack of skilled labor, rent increase due to high renovation costs, and provides a detailed perspective on the effects in terms of both new forms of collaboration and research results obtained by the researchers and practitioners within the network. The research network Sustainable Integrated Renovation SIRen has become a platform for researchers and actors such as building owners, housing companies, facility managers, contractors, consultants, architects, building conservationists, authorities and tenants' organisations to meet and work together on technical, environmental, economic, social and cultural historical aspects on renovation of buildings, as well as to identify and discuss new challenges. A multi-aspect process covering all aspects that must be considered by the various actors during different stages of the renovation process has been developed and implemented in four 'Living Labs' in real renovation projects. This involved using new modes of work in early stages to place the focus on sustainability aspects and work on new dialogue methods and using methods to evaluate the various renovation options based on technical, environmental, economic, social and cultural historical perspectives. Keywords: sustainable renovation, trans-disciplinary research environment, collaboration arena, multi-aspect framework 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Sweden, like many other nations in Europe, faces a need for large-scale, urgent renovation of post-war building stock that is past its technical, economic, and service life endpoint (Boverket, 2015). Neither the government nor the building sector is prepared for these challenges, however, as there is a lack of policy regarding dealing with housing shortages and affordability, and regulations are simultaneously pushing for reduced energy usage (Mangold et al., 2016). In the last ten years there has been a major focus on energy-efficient renovation (Atkinson et al., 2009; De Boek et al., 2015; H6gberg et al., 2009). However, the renovation strategies of housing companies have changed, from extensive renovation to step-by-step renovation with a focus on societal issues (Femenias, Mjdmell, & Thuvander, 2018). The EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) contains measures for reducing the EU's energy dependency and greenhouse gas emissions (European Parliament and Council, 2010), and the Energy Roadmap 2050 explores the challenges posed by delivering on the EU's decarbonisation objectives while simultaneously ensuring the security and competitiveness of energy supplies (European Comission, 2012). Buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the EU, and it is predicted that 50% of the building stock that will exist in 2050 have been built before 1975 (BPIE, 2011). Therefore, the renovation of existing buildings has the potential to lead to significant energy savings, potentially reducing the EU's total energy use by 5-6% and lowering CO22 emissions by approximately 5% (BPIE, 2011; Kamari et al., 2017). In the building sector, knowledge of renovation is highly fragmented and difficult to access for professionals, and the production of new buildings is normative regarding innovations in materials, techniques, regulations, information, education, and training. The pragmatic reality of the market, political visions and objectives, municipal and private services, and the needs of inhabitants and citizens must all be reconciled in order to create socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable built environments. 1

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