Evaluating energy, health and carbon co-benefits from improved domestic space heating: A randomised community trial

Preval, Nick; Chapman, Ralph; Pierse, Nevil; Howden‐Chapman, Philippa

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.020

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“…Our results contrast with those reported by Vujcich (2008), who analyzed contingent valuation data produced by the Housing, Heating and Health Study (HHHS), which is the same study used in the costbenefit analysis of Preval et al (2010). The participants in the HHHS were reported to place an average value on heat pumps which was only one-half of actual cost, and a valuation on wood burners which was less than one-fifth of the actual cost.…”

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“…In order to convert the flow of weekly payments into a lump sum, we assume that each device has a life of 12 years and we use a discount rate of 0.05, following the assumptions used by 14 Preval et al (2010). We use the WTP of renters in the calculations, implicitly asking whether the willingness of renters to pay higher rent would enable a landlord to pay back the cost of one of these devices without any government subsidies.…”

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“…There are various devices that can alter dwelling humidity and temperature, including clean heating (e.g., flued gas heaters, heat pumps), heat-recovery ventilation systems (HRV), and dehumidifiers. The positive impact on respiratory health of replacing ineffective and polluting forms of heating, such as unflued gas heaters, with cleaner and more effective devices is demonstrated by randomized control trials (Howden-Chapman et al, 2008;Preval et al, 2010). There is also quasi-experimental evidence using electricity price variation to examine the effect of home heating on hospital asthma admissions (Menclova and Webb, 2015).…”

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“…Moreover, renters pose a particular problem for costbenefit analysis of such schemes; the heating devices are typically immobile and landlords receive the device for free (or with a subsidy), so it is difficult to target the intervention to mobile beneficiaries. Thus, the analysis by Preval et al (2010) assumes the occupants stay for the entire 12-year period over which costs and benefits are simulated (the assumed lifetime of the heating device) or equivalently assumes that moving households with a high proportion of asthmatics are replaced by households with similarly high asthma rates.…”

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Estimating the willingness to pay for Warmer and Drier Homes

Gibson

Scarpa

Rohorua

2015

New Zealand Economic Papers

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Estimating the willingness to pay for Warmer and Drier Homes

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Scarpa

Rohorua

2015

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“…It is also more vulnerable to moisture build up between the insulation and the fabric, leading to risk of increased mould growth and decay in the insulation materials (Rye, Scott, & Hubbard, 2012). This can have health implications for occupants, for instance the severity of mould in dwellings has been linked to increased risk of asthma occurring among children Preval, Chapman, Pierse, & Howden-Chapman, 2010).…”

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Energy epidemiology: a new approach to end-use energy demand research

Hamilton¹,

Summerfield²,

Lowe³

et al. 2013

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The call for action to transform the built environment and address the threats of climate change has been clearly made. However, to support the development, implementation and on-going evaluation of energy demand policy, a strong evidence base is needed to identify associations and establish underlying causes behind outcomes and variations in end-use energy demand within the population. A new approach to end-use energy demand research is presented which is founded on the interdisciplinary health sciences research framework of epidemiology, along with the establishment of a research centre. A case is made that through an 'energy epidemiology' approach a strong, population-level, empirically based research foundation can be advanced. Energy epidemiology is a whole-system approach that focuses on empirical research and provides a methodological framework for building physicists, engineers, sociologists and economists to engage in interdisciplinary work. The adaptation of the epidemiological approach to end-use energy demand studies will provide the means to observe and describe the trends and patterns of energy demand, to undertake and contextualize interventional studies, and to establish strong associations between factors that lead to an energy demand-related outcome or event. Such an approach would strengthen the evidence base to inform policy decisions and evaluate past intervention programmes or regulatory actions.Keywords: buildings, built environment, energy demand, epidemiology, evidence base, interdisciplinary, public policy, researchIl a été clairement lancé un appel pour mettre en place des mesures propres à transformer le cadre bâ ti et à faire face aux menaces du changement climatique. Néanmoins, pour soutenir l'élaboration, la mise en oeuvre et l'évaluation en continu de la politique relative à la demande énergétique, il est nécessaire de disposer d'une solide base de données factuelle pour identifier les associations et établir les causes sous-jacentes des résultats et des variations de la demande énergétique des utilisateurs finals au sein de la population. Il est présenté une nouvelle approche pour l'étude de la demande énergétique des utilisateurs finals, qui est fondée sur le cadre interdisciplinaire de l'épidémiologie utilisé pour les recherches dans les sciences de la santé, ainsi que sur l'établissement d'un centre de recherche. Il est fait valoir que, par une approche basée sur une « épidémiologie de l'énergie », il est possible de faire progresser la fondation d'une recherche empirique solide au niveau de la population. L'épidémiologie de l'énergie est une approche systémique globale qui est axée sur la recherche empirique et fournit un cadre méthodologique aux physiciens, ingénieurs, sociologues et économistes du bâ timent afin qu'ils participent à des travaux interdisciplinaires. L'adaptation de l'approche épidémiologique aux études relatives à la demande énergétique des utilisateurs finals donnera les moyens d'observer et de décrire les tendances et les schémas de la demande énergétique,...

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