Energy poverty methodology based on minimal thermal habitability conditions for low income housing in Spain

Sánchez, Carmen Sánchez-Guevara; González, Francisco Javier Neila; Aja, Agustín Hernández

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.03.038

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“…This is particularly relevant during heatwaves [56][57][58], when dwellers might experience heat stress for several days. During such events, energy-poor users, who might not be able to access or to afford air conditioning, might also get no respite from daytime heat at night [59,60].…”

Section: Uhi Intensitymentioning

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Assessing population vulnerability towards summer energy poverty: Case studies of Madrid and London

Sánchez

Peiró

Taylor

et al. 2019

Energy and Buildings

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Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and duration of hot weather and its associated adverse health effects. In dense urban areas, these phenomena will be exacerbated by the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect and indoor overheating. This paper assesses population exposure and vulnerability to high summer temperatures by exploring the geospatial connection between the UHI, housing energy efficiency and overheating risk, and social vulnerability indicators, such as income and the elderly population. Focusing on Madrid and London, two European cities with strong UHIs but contrasting drivers of indoor heat risk, the spatial distribution of selected indicators were analysed by means of Geographical Information Systems, and areas with the highest vulnerability towards summer energy poverty were identified. It was found that while 'hot and vulnerable' areas are present in both Madrid and London, there are significant differences in climate, socioeconomic distribution and housing between the two cities. In warmer climates such as Madrid, energy poverty-traditionally defined by wintertime heating-requires its definition to be broadened to include summertime cooling needs; in the context of climate change and urban warming trends, this may soon also be the case in northern cities such as London.

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Section: Uhi Intensitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing population vulnerability towards summer energy poverty: Case studies of Madrid and London

Sánchez

Peiró

Taylor

et al. 2019

Energy and Buildings

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“…Energy efficiency Ratio of end-use energy to Bangladesh, China, Germany total energy [54,55] Energy gap (difference between Portugal, Global South, building's energy demand Attika(Greece), China, Germany and consumption) [45,47,55,59] Type of heating/cooling system [42,45,48,50,55,59] Greece, Global South, Attika(Greece), Spain, Zaragoza(Spain), China, Germany dwelling insulation against EU, Global South the cold/warm [27,41,59] Belgium…”

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Big Data and Energy Poverty Alleviation

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Yeganegi

Beneki

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The focus of this paper is to bring to light the vital issue of energy poverty alleviation and how big data could improve the data collection quality and mechanism. It also explains the vicious circle of low productivity, health risk, environmental pollution and energy poverty and presents currently used energy poverty measures and alleviation policies and stresses the associated problems in application due to the underlying dynamics.

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“…Indeed, despite this climate has potential for passive conditioning of buildings, previous researches have proven that inhabitants may fall into fuel poverty not only during the cold season, but also during the warmer months [27]. The studies make emphasis on a variety of factors, amongst which the building typology and the climate are those ones exerting the most considerable influence.…”

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Adaptive Comfort Models Applied to Existing Dwellings in Mediterranean Climate Considering Global Warming

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Comfort analysis of existing naturally ventilated buildings located in mild climates, such as the ones in the Mediterranean zones, offer room for a reduction in the present and future energy consumption. Regarding Spain, most of the present building stock was built before energy standards were mandatory, let alone considerations about global warming or adaptive comfort. In this context, this research aims at assessing adaptive thermal comfort of inhabitants of extant apartments building in the South of Spain per EN 15251:2007 and ASHRAE 55-2013. The case study is statistically representative housing built in 1973. On-site monitoring of comfort conditions and computer simulations for present conditions have been carried out, clarifying the degree of adaptive comfort at present time. After that, additional simulations for 2020, 2050, and 2080 are performed to check whether this dwelling will be able to provide comfort considering a change in climate conditions. As a result, the study concludes that levels of adaptive comfort can be considered satisfactory at present time in these dwellings, but not in the future, when discomfort associated with hot conditions will be recurrent. These results provide a hint to foresee how extant dwellings, and also dwellers, should adapt to a change in environmental conditions.

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Energy poverty methodology based on minimal thermal habitability conditions for low income housing in Spain

Cited by 53 publications

References 18 publications

Assessing population vulnerability towards summer energy poverty: Case studies of Madrid and London

Assessing population vulnerability towards summer energy poverty: Case studies of Madrid and London

Big Data and Energy Poverty Alleviation

Adaptive Comfort Models Applied to Existing Dwellings in Mediterranean Climate Considering Global Warming

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