Evolution of China’s Building Energy Service Industry Based on Synergetic Theory
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Abstract
Global climate crises are forcing the world to behave sustainably. The building energy service industry (BESI) emerged and promoted building energy conservation by providing a market-oriented mechanism for initial investment. However, the BESI lacks scientific and rational planning, lagging far behind the energy service in the industrial sector. This paper attempts to analyze BESI from the perspective of order parameter-based analysis by adopting the DEMATEL (Decision-Making and Trial Evaluation Laboratory) method, thereby revealing the characteristics of industrial evolution and ascertaining the main order parameters. Consequently, the results show that the evolution of the BESI industry relies on synergistic interaction in the corporate operation, industry-standard, production factor-related, and external environmental industry subsystems. The synergy of the BESI consists of synergy in subsystems, between subsystems, and between the system and the external environment. Three main order parameters dominating the evolution of the BESIs system are determined, namely, “financial support”, “industry standard”, and “technology innovation”. Financial support and industry standard drove the development of the BESI in China over the last few years, while technological innovation will lead its evolution in the coming years. Based on these results, policy suggestions can be proposed to foster BESI development, especially regarding technological innovation.
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OpenAlex topics: Energy Efficiency and Management · Sustainable Building Design and Assessment · Environmental Impact and Sustainability
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Affiliations
Department of Construction and Real Estate, School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
School of Management Science and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Funding
National Natural Science Foundation of China · Jiangsu Province Natural Science Foundation · Ministry of Education · Jiangsu Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Program · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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