VC-20-C011 -- Energy Efficiency and the Swedish Catalog House

This is a qualitative study of the energy efficiency innovations about the Swedish catalog house industry, based on historical research and fieldwork in Sweden. It presents several key differences between Swedish residential construction and the methods used in America. It finds that Swedish practices are mature, with major innovations having been introduced decades ago with incremental improvements occurring continuously since. The most significant energy-efficiency measures were achieved after 1973.