Sustainability Meets Society: Public Perceptions of Energy-Efficient Timber Construction and Implications for Chile’s Decarbonisation Policies

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dc.article.number2921
dc.catalogadorpva
dc.contributor.authorEncinas Pino, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorTruffello Robledo, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorMargalet Olguín, Macarena del Pilar
dc.contributor.authorInostroza Calquín, Bernardita Paz
dc.contributor.authorAguirre Núñez, Carlos Andrés
dc.contributor.authorUbilla Sanz, Mario
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-26T20:41:52Z
dc.date.available2025-08-26T20:41:52Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractTimber construction is increasingly promoted in Chile as a route to low-carbon, energy-efficient housing, yet public acceptance remains decisive for its diffusion. This study reports the first large-scale perception survey of timber buildings in Greater Concepción (N = 200) and contrasts key results with an earlier identical survey in Valdivia. Concepción residents strongly recognise timber’s thermal comfort attributes and associate wood housing with lower winter heating demand, a perception markedly stronger than in Valdivia. Conversely, 73% of Concepción respondents believe timber homes burn easily, but a majority also accept that modern engineering can mitigate this risk, indicating scope for targeted technical communication. Environmental perceptions are more ambivalent: although respondents value wood’s renewable origin, 42% doubt that timber construction reduces climate change, and many equate it with deforestation, echoing controversies around Chile’s plantation model. Cluster analysis reveals a techno-optimist subgroup coupling enthusiasm for energy savings with confidence in fire-safety innovations, suggesting a strategic constituency for demonstration projects. By situating end-user attitudes within national decarbonisation goals, this paper argues that region-specific outreach—emphasising verified energy-efficiency gains, certified sustainable forestry and visible fire-safety performance—can convert passive approval into active demand and accelerate Chile’s transition to a net-zero housing stock.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2025-08-26
dc.format.extent27 páginas
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/buildings15162921
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15162921
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/105296
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Arquitectura; Encinas Pino, Felipe; 0000-0002-9428-3907; 10414
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales; Truffello Robledo, Ricardo; 0000-0002-6601-9770; 12336
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Arquitectura; Margalet Olguín, Macarena del Pilar; S/I; 215060
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Arquitectura; Inostroza Calquín, Bernardita Paz; S/I; 1091725
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Construcción Civil; Aguirre Núñez, Carlos Andrés; 0000-0001-7556-8352; 7355
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Arquitectura; Ubilla Sanz, Mario; S/I; 4852
dc.issue.numero16
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.revistaBuildings
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectTimber construction
dc.subjectPerceptions
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectConsumer
dc.subject.ddc710
dc.subject.deweyArquitecturaes_ES
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.titleSustainability Meets Society: Public Perceptions of Energy-Efficient Timber Construction and Implications for Chile’s Decarbonisation Policies
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen15
sipa.codpersvinculados10414
sipa.codpersvinculados12336
sipa.codpersvinculados215060
sipa.codpersvinculados1091725
sipa.codpersvinculados7355
sipa.codpersvinculados4852
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2025-08-22
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