CeNZ-HighDB is delighted to share a new research paper, co-authored by Dr Azlizawati Ibrahim and Dr Julio Bros-Williamson of Thematic Working Group I, alongside Dr Kate Carter and Prof John Brennan of the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
The paper, entitled Retrofitting Scotland’s private rented sector: Challenges and landlord attitudes, explores retrofit challenges in Scotland’s private rented sector, and provides a deeper understanding of the root causes behind commonly recognised barriers, such as high investment costs, hard-to-treat dwellings, flaws in the compliance energy assessment, and complications arising from mixed-tenure retrofit. There are also insights into landlords’ attitudes towards retrofitting, shaped by ten interconnected challenges and an evolving regulatory landscape.
The paper has been published in Energy Research & Social Science, and can be read here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2026.104578