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Table 1

Summary of responses relating to the main challenges

							Mean	Standard deviation	Rank
		Strongly disagree …... Strongly agree
	Unsure	1	2	3	4	5
Limited funding from Zimbabwean Municipality Council can reduce energy efficiency (EE)	0	4	5	2	23	66	4.45	1.02	1
EE is important in retrofitting projects	0	0	4	5	38	54	4.45	0.76	2
Lack of research	0	5	0	2	34	59	4.43	0.97	3
Energy efficient retrofit reduces carbon emissions from buildings	4	2	4	5	41	45	4.32	0.87	4
Raw Materials support can improve energy efficiency	4	4	4	5	34	50	4.32	0.99	5
Energy efficient retrofit projects should ensure that buildings are thermally comfortable for occupants (not too cold or hot)	0	2	0	9	48	41	4.29	0.78	6
Technical knowledge support can improve energy efficiency	0	5	2	4	46	43	4.21	1.00	7
Energy retrofit of buildings reduce water and energy consumption	5	4	5	9	34	43	4.20	1.05	8
Energy efficient retrofit of buildings is scarce in Zimbabwe	2	2	11	11	32	43	4.14	1.06	9
Limited use of existing procedures on the internet of things (IoT)	4	2	11	7	34	43	4.14	1.06	10
Building Byelaws are a barrier EE	4	5	11	5	46	29	3.88	1.13	11
Western business models cannot solve Zimbabwean problems	4	9	7	14	32	34	3.84	1.27	12
Building performance standards and regulations are barriers to EE	4	9	7	13	45	23	3.71	1.19	13
Underutilisation of appropriate business models	4	4	11	16	54	13	3.66	0.98	14
There is complexity inZimbabwean retrofit projects	14	5	16	16	32	16	3.54	1.13	15
Reliance on past business models can reduce energy efficiency in buildings	5	14	18	14	43	5	3.14	1.23	16

							Mean	Standard deviation	Rank
		Strongly disagree …... Strongly agree
	Unsure	1	2	3	4	5
Limited funding from Zimbabwean Municipality Council can reduce energy efficiency (EE)	0	4	5	2	23	66	4.45	1.02	1
EE is important in retrofitting projects	0	0	4	5	38	54	4.45	0.76	2
Lack of research	0	5	0	2	34	59	4.43	0.97	3
Energy efficient retrofit reduces carbon emissions from buildings	4	2	4	5	41	45	4.32	0.87	4
Raw Materials support can improve energy efficiency	4	4	4	5	34	50	4.32	0.99	5
Energy efficient retrofit projects should ensure that buildings are thermally comfortable for occupants (not too cold or hot)	0	2	0	9	48	41	4.29	0.78	6
Technical knowledge support can improve energy efficiency	0	5	2	4	46	43	4.21	1.00	7
Energy retrofit of buildings reduce water and energy consumption	5	4	5	9	34	43	4.20	1.05	8
Energy efficient retrofit of buildings is scarce in Zimbabwe	2	2	11	11	32	43	4.14	1.06	9
Limited use of existing procedures on the internet of things (IoT)	4	2	11	7	34	43	4.14	1.06	10
Building Byelaws are a barrier EE	4	5	11	5	46	29	3.88	1.13	11
Western business models cannot solve Zimbabwean problems	4	9	7	14	32	34	3.84	1.27	12
Building performance standards and regulations are barriers to EE	4	9	7	13	45	23	3.71	1.19	13
Underutilisation of appropriate business models	4	4	11	16	54	13	3.66	0.98	14
There is complexity inZimbabwean retrofit projects	14	5	16	16	32	16	3.54	1.13	15
Reliance on past business models can reduce energy efficiency in buildings	5	14	18	14	43	5	3.14	1.23	16

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