© The Author(s) 2018. In this chapter, we examine impediments to environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient change in multi-owned properties and how this impacts on the capacity of the strata community to achieve economic and environmental goals. Our research identifies four major impediments to sustainable adaptation in the Australian context. First, there are missed opportunities to integrate core environmental sustainability principles into initial design and construction. Second, centralised systems create difficulties in terms of facilitating consumer awareness of on-site energy and water use and waste. Third, decision-making for environmentally sustainable adaptation of dwellings is complex with strata managers remaining key gatekeepers of environmental and financial product information in this process. Finally, the market does not provide appropriate financing mechanisms to facilitate loans within the multi-owned property sector.

Item Type:	Research Book Chapter
Research Division:	Built Environment and Design
Research Group:	Urban and Regional Planning
Research Field:	Housing Markets, Development, Management
Objective Division:	Construction
Objective Group:	Building Management and Services
Objective Field:	Residential Building Management and Services
Author:	Altmann, E (Dr Erika Altmann)
Author:	Watson, P (Dr Phillipa Watson)
Author:	Gabriel, M (Dr Michelle Gabriel)
ID Code:	126475
Year Published:	2018
Deposited By:	Office of the School of Social Sciences
Deposited On:	2018-06-14
Last Modified:	2018-09-06
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