Greener homes: Factors underpinning Europeans' intention to live in multi-storey wooden buildings
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Greener homes : Factors underpinning Europeans' intention to live in multi-storey wooden buildings. / Kim, Do-hun; Franzini, Florencia; Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark; Berghäll, Sami; Aguilar, Francisco X.
In: Sustainable Production and Consumption, Vol. 39, 2023, p. 373-381.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Greener homes
T2 - Factors underpinning Europeans' intention to live in multi-storey wooden buildings
AU - Kim, Do-hun
AU - Franzini, Florencia
AU - Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark
AU - Berghäll, Sami
AU - Aguilar, Francisco X.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Climate policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions embodied in the built environment support the wider implementation of multi-storey wooden buildings. A body of research on public perceptions toward wood as a structural building material is emerging, but close examination of behavioral factors underpinning prospective dwelling is scarce. We used contextualized constructs from the theory of planned behavior to quantify and compare the roles of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control on intentions to dwell in multi-storey wooden buildings. Structural equation models were fitted to survey data from seven European countries (Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom; n = 7056). We found that attitudes consistently explain intention to dwell in multi-storey wooden buildings. We also found a varied pattern of relationships between factors underpinning intention across countries. An implication of our results is that national-level policies aimed at promoting social acceptability of dwelling in multi-storey wooden buildings should universally address attitudes toward such novel buildings. But in some countries policies might in addition be tailored to emphasize citizens' subjective norms or perceived behavioral controls.
AB - Climate policies aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions embodied in the built environment support the wider implementation of multi-storey wooden buildings. A body of research on public perceptions toward wood as a structural building material is emerging, but close examination of behavioral factors underpinning prospective dwelling is scarce. We used contextualized constructs from the theory of planned behavior to quantify and compare the roles of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control on intentions to dwell in multi-storey wooden buildings. Structural equation models were fitted to survey data from seven European countries (Austria, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom; n = 7056). We found that attitudes consistently explain intention to dwell in multi-storey wooden buildings. We also found a varied pattern of relationships between factors underpinning intention across countries. An implication of our results is that national-level policies aimed at promoting social acceptability of dwelling in multi-storey wooden buildings should universally address attitudes toward such novel buildings. But in some countries policies might in addition be tailored to emphasize citizens' subjective norms or perceived behavioral controls.
KW - Europe
KW - Multi-storey wooden buildings
KW - Structural equation model
KW - Theory of planned behavior
KW - Wooden construction
U2 - 10.1016/j.spc.2023.05.030
DO - 10.1016/j.spc.2023.05.030
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85160534478
VL - 39
SP - 373
EP - 381
JO - Sustainable Production and Consumption
JF - Sustainable Production and Consumption
SN - 2352-5509
ER -
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