Contents List of figures vii List of tables ix List of contributors xi Preface xv 1. Introduction 1 Nico Nieboer, Vincent Gruis, Sasha Tsenkova and Anke van Hal 2. Sweden: integrated strategies to overcome market barriers 16 Paula Femenas and Anna-Lisa Lindn 3. Denmark: Climate Partnerships in Social Housing 38 Lars A. Engberg 4. Germany: sustainability versus economic feasibility 56 Andr Scharmanski and Nadine Walter 5. The Netherlands: unsettled times for energy efficiency 78 Anke van Hal, Nico Nieboer and Birgit Dulski 6. England: lessons from delivering Decent Homes and affordable warmth 97 Jack Hulme 7. France: the influence of regulation and public subsidies 115 Frdric Bougrain 8. Switzerland: Non-profit housing sector - a leader in energy efficiency initiatives 133 Lee Ann Nicol, Margrit Hugentobler and Joris van Wezemael 9. Austria: social housing providers at the forefront of energy efficiency 151 Wolfgang Amann, Alexis Mundt and Walter Httler 10. Czech Republic: Energy Efficiency Increasing in a Housing Stock 176 Jiri Karsek and Eliska Ubralov 11. Slovenia: do energy efficiency policies influence the quality of housing? 195 Andreja Cirman, Srna Mandic and Metka Sitar 12. Canada: Energy Efficiency Retrofits - Policy Solutions for Sustainable Social Housing 209 Sasha Tsenkova and Karim Youssef 13. Conclusions 232 Nico Nieboer, Vincent Gruis, Anke van Hal and Sasha Tsenkova Index 246