Mind the Gap: A Policy Gap Analysis of Programmes Promoting Timber Construction in Nordic Countries

The construction sector is one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and consumers of energy, making it one of the most relevant sectors when planning reduction strategies and policies. The use of timber in the built environment has been identified as a key strategy to reduce the carb...

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Autores principales:	Martyna Maniak-Huesser, Lars G. F. Tellnes, Edwin Zea Escamilla
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	construction interviews environmental impact programmes Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:0f4e9f4e3a3e41b897a01c4ca7bac6e62021-11-11T19:34:32ZMind the Gap: A Policy Gap Analysis of Programmes Promoting Timber Construction in Nordic Countries10.3390/su1321118762071-1050https://doaj.org/article/0f4e9f4e3a3e41b897a01c4ca7bac6e62021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11876https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The construction sector is one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and consumers of energy, making it one of the most relevant sectors when planning reduction strategies and policies. The use of timber in the built environment has been identified as a key strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of the construction sector. In this paper, we use the concept of policy gap analysis to identified underlying challenges in the implementation of timber construction on three Nordic countries, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. We carried out a series of semi-structured interviews with experts from the countries of study. The interviews came from industry, government, and construction companies. The use of the gap analysis approach was useful not only to identify areas that are being targeted but also those areas that were not covered by any programme at the time of study. The results showed that the studied programmes have a large level of coverage and congruence with the identified challenges. Moreover, they also showed that challenges related to fire safety regulations and insurance policies for timber buildings still need to be addressed, whereas the challenges of high price variability and lack of promotion are being addressed by multiple programmes. With this work, we have seen how timber construction is gaining momentum and how the challenges have been addressed systematically.Martyna Maniak-HuesserLars G. F. TellnesEdwin Zea EscamillaMDPI AGarticleconstructioninterviewsenvironmental impactprogrammesEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11876, p 11876 (2021)
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spellingShingle	construction interviews environmental impact programmes Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Martyna Maniak-Huesser Lars G. F. Tellnes Edwin Zea Escamilla Mind the Gap: A Policy Gap Analysis of Programmes Promoting Timber Construction in Nordic Countries
description	The construction sector is one of the main contributors to greenhouse gas emissions and consumers of energy, making it one of the most relevant sectors when planning reduction strategies and policies. The use of timber in the built environment has been identified as a key strategy to reduce the carbon footprint of the construction sector. In this paper, we use the concept of policy gap analysis to identified underlying challenges in the implementation of timber construction on three Nordic countries, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. We carried out a series of semi-structured interviews with experts from the countries of study. The interviews came from industry, government, and construction companies. The use of the gap analysis approach was useful not only to identify areas that are being targeted but also those areas that were not covered by any programme at the time of study. The results showed that the studied programmes have a large level of coverage and congruence with the identified challenges. Moreover, they also showed that challenges related to fire safety regulations and insurance policies for timber buildings still need to be addressed, whereas the challenges of high price variability and lack of promotion are being addressed by multiple programmes. With this work, we have seen how timber construction is gaining momentum and how the challenges have been addressed systematically.
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author	Martyna Maniak-Huesser Lars G. F. Tellnes Edwin Zea Escamilla
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title	Mind the Gap: A Policy Gap Analysis of Programmes Promoting Timber Construction in Nordic Countries
title_short	Mind the Gap: A Policy Gap Analysis of Programmes Promoting Timber Construction in Nordic Countries
title_full	Mind the Gap: A Policy Gap Analysis of Programmes Promoting Timber Construction in Nordic Countries
title_fullStr	Mind the Gap: A Policy Gap Analysis of Programmes Promoting Timber Construction in Nordic Countries
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Mind the Gap: A Policy Gap Analysis of Programmes Promoting Timber Construction in Nordic Countries

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