Dwelling performance and adaptive summer comfort in low-income Australian households

Moore, Trivess; Ridley, Ian; Strengers, Yolande; Maller, Cecily; Horne, Ralph

doi:10.1080/09613218.2016.1139906

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“…Because households with higher energy costs seem more likely to be restricted to grid electricity, this raises concerns about energy security problems facing renters and lower-income households. They may be especially vulnerable to rising electricity costs-particularly if they reside in a dwelling with low thermal efficiency-and thus may be unable to afford to cool their dwellings (Moore et al 2016).…”

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“…Elderly people (65 years or more) can also be prone to heat stress, due to pre-existing medical conditions and prescription medicines that may impair temperature regulation (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention 2015). Socio-economic disadvantage can reduce household capacity to afford electricity for cooling, and may reduce access to energy efficient appliances, heightening thermal inequity (Moore et al 2016). Occupation may also exacerbate thermal inequity.…”

Section: Climate and Socio-demographic Characteristics Of Upper Coomeramentioning

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Could urban greening mitigate suburban thermal inequity?: the role of residents’ dispositions and household practices

Byrne

Ambrey

Portanger³

et al. 2016

Environ. Res. Lett.

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Over the past decade research on urban thermal inequity has grown, with a focus on denser built environments. In this letter we examine thermal inequity associated with climate change impacts and changes to urban form in a comparatively socio-economically disadvantaged Australian suburb. Local urban densification policies designed to counteract sprawl have reduced block sizes, increased height limits, and diminished urban tree canopy cover (UTC). Little attention has been given to the combined effects of lower UTC and increased heat on disadvantaged residents. Such impacts include rising energy expenditure to maintain thermal comfort (i.e. cooling dwellings). We used a survey of residents (n=230) to determine their perceptions of climate change impacts; household energy costs; household thermal comfort practices; and dispositions towards using green infrastructure to combat heat. Results suggest that while comparatively disadvantaged residents spend more on energy as a proportion of their income, they appear to have reduced capacity to adapt to climate change at the household scale. We found most residents favoured more urban greening and supported tree planting in local parks and streets. Findings have implications for policy responses aimed at achieving urban climate justice.

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Could urban greening mitigate suburban thermal inequity?: the role of residents’ dispositions and household practices

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Ambrey

Portanger³

et al. 2016

Environ. Res. Lett.

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“…However, this lends itself to concerns relating to rent increases and gentrification in the private rented sector. Social housing itself also has a different set of challenges with social housing providers often trying to balance the need for more housing with sustainability outcomes [26]. However, social housing often has particular advantages in comparison with individual landlords in the private rented sector, such as the economies of scale enjoyed when carrying out improvements across co-located properties, relatively consistent maintenance regimes across properties, access to technical teams, and availability of temporary accommodation for decanted tenants.…”

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“…Whilst there has been a large body of research demonstrating the energy and environmental benefits of exemplar low-energy houses from a technical perspective [18,[21][22][23], more recently researchers have started exploring how occupants use and experience such dwellings [24][25][26]. There has also been a stream of research exploring challenges with increasing uptake of sustainability strategies across the housing sector from the perspective of the building owner and/or occupants.…”

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Does Tenure Matter for Occupant Experiences of Low-Energy Housing?

Moore

Sheriff

Whaley

et al. 2018

Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2018

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Do e s t e n u r e m a t t e r fo r o c c u p a n t e x p e ri e n c e s of low-e n e r g y h o u si n g ? M o o r e, T, S h e r riff, GA, W h al ey, D M a n d B e r ry, S R h t t p:// dx. d oi.o r g/ 1 0. 1 0 0 7/ 9 7 8-3-0 3 0-0 4 2 9 3-6_4 4 Ti t l e Do e s t e n u r e m a t t e r fo r o c c u p a n t e x p e ri e n c e s of lowe n e r g y h o u si n g ? A u t h o r s M o o r e, T, S h e r riff, GA, W h al ey, D M a n d B e r ry, S R Typ e Co nf e r e n c e o r Work s h o p It e m U RL This ve r sio n is a v ail a bl e a t : h t t p:// u sir.s alfo r d. a c. u k/id/ e p ri n t/ 5 0 7 9 0/ P u b l i s h e d D a t e 2 0 1 9 U SIR is a di git al c oll e c tio n of t h e r e s e a r c h o u t p u t of t h e U niv e r si ty of S alfo r d. W h e r e c o py ri g h t p e r mi t s, full t e x t m a t e ri al h el d in t h e r e p o si to ry is m a d e fr e ely a v ail a bl e o nli n e a n d c a n b e r e a d , d o w nlo a d e d a n d c o pi e d fo r n o nc o m m e r ci al p riv a t e s t u dy o r r e s e a r c h p u r p o s e s . Pl e a s e c h e c k t h e m a n u s c ri p t fo r a n y fu r t h e r c o py ri g h t r e s t ri c tio n s. Fo r m o r e info r m a tio n, in cl u di n g o u r p olicy a n d s u b mi s sio n p r o c e d u r e , pl e a s e c o n t a c t t h e R e p o si to ry Te a m a t: u si r@ s alfo r d. a c. u k .Abstract. International policy settings are looking toward low-energy and near zero-energy homes as a solution to address environmental impacts, particularly anthropogenic climate change. There is increasing research evaluating sustainable housing developments from a technical and occupant perspective. One of the key determinants of household energy use is tenure. However, there is limited research which has looked at if tenure impacts on how occupants experience low-energy homes. This paper contributes to the literature by exploring three low-energy housing developments and exploring the role of tenure in relation to how the households experience the dwellings. The case studies demonstrate that social housing tenants have frustrations with a lack of control over what they could, or could not, do to their low-energy dwellings, in comparison to owner-occupier housing.

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“…Many researchers have also reported differences between the results of NatHERS simulations of homes and monitored temperatures, energy used or occupant thermal comfort (Saman et al 2008;Williamson, Soebarto, and Radford 2010;Dewsbury 2011;Kordjamshidi 2011;Page et al 2011;Copper 2012;Ambrose et al 2013;Saman, NCCARF, and UniSA 2013;Moore et al 2016).…”

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The importance of air movement in warmer temperatures: a novel SET* house case study

Shiel

Aynsley²,

Moghtaderi

et al. 2017

Architectural Science Review

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Surface temperatures increased rapidly in the last 100 years by 1 K (Kelvin), and could increase by a further 1.4 K in just 35 years, challenging building designers to provide comfort while minimizing carbon emissions. Ways to do this are with more effective indoor ventilation and lighter clothing for high temperatures and humidity, but some thermal simulation and rating systems do not consider these aspects. This paper reports on a novel simulation case study that estimated the heating and cooling energy used in a home in a Warm Temperate climate under a changing climate with a case-study method that used (1) CSIRO's Climate Futures online tool; (2) the Australian Nationwide House Energy Ratings Scheme (NatHERS) AccuRate simulation and ratings tool; (3) a special CSIRO humidity research engine and (4) alternative Standard Effective Temperature (SET*) comfort approaches. The results showed that (A) one SET* approach with air movement, changed clothing and occupant acclimatization saved over 95% of the NatHERS residential heating and cooling energy, and should be included in NatHERS; and (B) residential retrofits or occupant education is needed for warming temperatures. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Dwelling performance and adaptive summer comfort in low-income Australian households

Cited by 49 publications

References 33 publications

Could urban greening mitigate suburban thermal inequity?: the role of residents’ dispositions and household practices

Could urban greening mitigate suburban thermal inequity?: the role of residents’ dispositions and household practices

Does Tenure Matter for Occupant Experiences of Low-Energy Housing?

The importance of air movement in warmer temperatures: a novel SET* house case study

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