This is an introduction to a special issue commemorating the first 21 years of research into fuel poverty.Read more

Extreme weather events, including heat waves, are predicted to increase in both frequency and severity over the coming decades. Low house building rates and a growing population mean there is a need to adapt existing dwellings. Research presented here uses dynamic thermal simulation to model the...Read more

Although significant improvements in energy efficiency have been achieved in home appliances and lighting, the electricity consumption in the European Union household has increased by 2% per year during the past 10 years. Some reasons are associated with an increased degree of basic comfort and...Read more

At present, fuel poverty is a developed concept within the United Kingdom and Ireland; however, with the accession of numerous Former Soviet Union countries to the European Union, rising fuel prices, and the move towards a liberalised energy market, we are in a policy environment where fuel...Read more