The Transition of Dutch Social Housing Corporations to Sustainable Business Models for New Buildings and Retrofits
Social housing corporations play an important role in society as they provide affordable and good-quality housing for vulnerable citizens. Yet, the sector has to deal with the historical legacy of a high number of old and poorly insulated buildings. While research into the processes that drive or hi...
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| author | Wim Lambrechts Andrew Mitchell Mark Lemon Muhammad Usman Mazhar Ward Ooms Rikkert van Heerde |
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| description | Social housing corporations play an important role in society as they provide affordable and good-quality housing for vulnerable citizens. Yet, the sector has to deal with the historical legacy of a high number of old and poorly insulated buildings. While research into the processes that drive or hinder business model innovation in this sector is scarce, this paper draws upon multiple qualitative case studies of social housing in the Netherlands to identify critical success factors for the transition to sustainable business models for new buildings and retrofits. Results show that there are four key attributes for a successful transition process: collaboration (both with supply chain partners as well as other social housing associations); continuous innovation; vision; and the role of the government (including subsidies and fiscal regulations). While economic performance was an important boundary condition, sustainability was not always seen as a strategic organizational objective, a finding that might be explained through considering the legacy of social housing corporations. Furthermore, a number of barriers were identified including the need for customer acceptance, a lack of support from the construction sector and government and macroeconomic factors such as increased construction costs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12e6ed902b1d45ce9022f12faf4d759e2023-12-03T14:48:08ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-01-0114363110.3390/en14030631The Transition of Dutch Social Housing Corporations to Sustainable Business Models for New Buildings and RetrofitsWim Lambrechts0Andrew Mitchell1Mark Lemon2Muhammad Usman Mazhar3Ward Ooms4Rikkert van Heerde5Faculty of Management, Open Universiteit, 6401 DL Heerlen, The NetherlandsSchool of Engineering and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UKSchool of Engineering and Sustainable Development, De Montfort University, Leicester LE1 9BH, UKDepartment of Management, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UKFaculty of Management, Open Universiteit, 6401 DL Heerlen, The NetherlandsFaculty of Management, Open Universiteit, 6401 DL Heerlen, The NetherlandsSocial housing corporations play an important role in society as they provide affordable and good-quality housing for vulnerable citizens. Yet, the sector has to deal with the historical legacy of a high number of old and poorly insulated buildings. While research into the processes that drive or hinder business model innovation in this sector is scarce, this paper draws upon multiple qualitative case studies of social housing in the Netherlands to identify critical success factors for the transition to sustainable business models for new buildings and retrofits. Results show that there are four key attributes for a successful transition process: collaboration (both with supply chain partners as well as other social housing associations); continuous innovation; vision; and the role of the government (including subsidies and fiscal regulations). While economic performance was an important boundary condition, sustainability was not always seen as a strategic organizational objective, a finding that might be explained through considering the legacy of social housing corporations. Furthermore, a number of barriers were identified including the need for customer acceptance, a lack of support from the construction sector and government and macroeconomic factors such as increased construction costs.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/3/631social housing corporationstransitionretrofitsustainable business models |
| spellingShingle | Wim Lambrechts Andrew Mitchell Mark Lemon Muhammad Usman Mazhar Ward Ooms Rikkert van Heerde The Transition of Dutch Social Housing Corporations to Sustainable Business Models for New Buildings and Retrofits Energies social housing corporations transition retrofit sustainable business models |
| title | The Transition of Dutch Social Housing Corporations to Sustainable Business Models for New Buildings and Retrofits |
| title_full | The Transition of Dutch Social Housing Corporations to Sustainable Business Models for New Buildings and Retrofits |
| title_fullStr | The Transition of Dutch Social Housing Corporations to Sustainable Business Models for New Buildings and Retrofits |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Transition of Dutch Social Housing Corporations to Sustainable Business Models for New Buildings and Retrofits |
| title_short | The Transition of Dutch Social Housing Corporations to Sustainable Business Models for New Buildings and Retrofits |
| title_sort | transition of dutch social housing corporations to sustainable business models for new buildings and retrofits |
| topic | social housing corporations transition retrofit sustainable business models |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/3/631 |
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