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Building comfort for older age
— designing and managing thermal comfort in low carbon housing for older people | | Author(s) | Simon Guy, Ralf Brand, Victoria Henshaw |
| Corporate Author | School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester |
| Publisher | School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester, Manchester, 2014 |
| Pages | 16 pp |
| Source | School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. Websites: www.manchester.ac.uk/seed and www.manchester.ac.uk/marc/conditioningdemand |
| Keywords | Heating systems [housing [elderly]] ; Architectural design [housing [elderly]] ; Care homes ; Projects. |
| Annotation | This briefing paper summarises research findings and seeks to understand the dynamics and diversity of thermal comfort issues in an ageing society and their implications for current and future energy consumption. The 2-year project was conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at the University of Manchester, Lancaster University, University of Exeter, Cardiff University and the French energy company EDF. The project examined how older people maintain comfortable living conditions in their houses (including flats, extra care housing and care homes). It also examined how older people's activities change with the introduction of low-carbon technologies. The report includes recommendations for policy makers, design practitioners, building managers, care home staff and occupants to maintain optimum comfort levels while reducing energy consumption. The project was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), ECLEER and EDF and is part of the 'People, Energy, Buildings' collaborative research programme. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150604010 B |
| Classmark | KE:YF: KE:YB3: KW: 3E |
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