DECARBON-HOME provides research excellence in the intertwined and ongoing climate-related and social challenges which
\nnecessitate a major transition in the Finnish housing system. The key challenge to address is to reduce equitably the climate impact of
\nFinnish housing and construction, which represent approximately 30% of the total GHG emissions and 40% of total energy use.
\nDECARBON-HOME extends the thinking on the housing system challenges from environmental and social science silos to form a
\ncomprehensive understanding and create novel, human-centered solutions to climate-wise housing, especially via renovations. The
\nfocus areas are urban and rural; the urban focus is on the suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s and the rural focus is on the peripheral areas.
\nThe challenges in these areas result in the most critical buildings regarding climate change mitigation being typically inhabited by
\nthe most vulnerable social groups (e.g. elderly, immigrants and unemployed). These impose new requirements for sustainable building
\nand housing renovations, including their material, technological and human aspects. Analyzing the pre-conditions for the wider
\nadoption of innovative solutions, energy overhauls and other mitigation technologies, the project supports and enhances the nation-wide
\ntransition to climate neutral, socially equitable, and inclusive residential communities. To accelerate the transition, better understanding
\nand mobilization of changes in individual, institutional, regulatory, communication and knowledge sharing practices is needed.
\nDECARBON-HOME offers a unique, multi-disciplinary basis to understand citizen preferences, social structures, policy-making,
\ntechnological innovations and economic frameworks. With solid competence from transdisciplinarity, the consortium is well equipped
\nto address these questions and create novel, state-of-the-art research contributions in relevant research fields. With high ambition and
\nenthusiasm toward co-creation and higher communality, several collaborative tools and working methods are employed together with
\ncommitted stakeholders. The project enhances the upscaling of climate-wise technologies and practices, including adaptation and
\nmitigation technologies and sharing-economy solutions. By developing and testing these low carbon and human-centric solutions to
\nrespond to the specific suburban and rural housing problems, DECARBON-HOM strongly contributes to equitable climate change
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