Factors Restricting Energy Efficient Innovations in the Thai Building Industry

Abstract

Despite rising prices of fossil fuels worldwide and the recognition of environmental imbalances in the built environment, the pursuit of technological innovation by professionals in the building industry particularly in energy efficient design remains uncommon. Practitioners in industrialized nations have, however, been more responsive about environmental design; but in developing countries, energy efficient buildings are especially rare. This paper summarizes the initial findings of the deterrent conditions found in building professional practices in Thailand that may have restricted the successful development and integration of energy efficient innovations in buildings.