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Conclusions
The building sector has great potentials and can add a significant amount to mitigating climate
change, and also providing many other societal benefits. There are key factors that improve the
progress of the retrofit sector, such as political will, innovation, societal awareness, and investment tools. Governments need to emphasize on applying policies that mandates retrofitting the
existing buildings. Provision of existing building refurbishment code will accelerate the effort in
this sector. Incentives and subsidies will push the retrofit’s wheel forward. Moreover, all stakeholders in the value chain of buildings should consider any opportunity to support the retrofit market.
Essentially, what is needed is nothing less than