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Evaluation of solid wall insulation in fuel poor households in the private sector

Banks, N., and White, V.
2012
GB United Kingdom
Policies & Measures
Language
English
Tags
Landlord-tenant dilemma
Insulation

Whilst the technical challenges of solid wall insulation (SWI) are widely acknowledged, there has been little exploration to date of the human barriers to uptake. These are likely to be substantial, given the disruption involved and the impact of measures on building appearance. To help address...Read more

Warming Up New Zealand: Impacts of the New Zealand Insulation Fund on Metered Household Energy Use

Grimes, A., et al
2011
NZ New Zealand
Policies & Measures
Language
English
Tags
Insulation
Energy consumption

We analyse the impacts on monthly metered electricity and reticulated gas use of the houses retrofitted with insulation or clean heat source under the New Zealand Insulation Fund (NZIF) programme, titled "Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart" (WUNZ:HS). Our study covers the period from the scheme"s...Read more

Retrofitting houses with insulation: a cost-benefit analysis of a randomised community trial

Chapman, R., Howden-Chapman, P., Viggers, H., O'Dea, D. and Kennedy, M.
2009
NZ New Zealand
Policies & Measures
Language
English
Tags
Physical health
Climate change mitigation
Insulation

Housing is an important environmental influence on population health, and there is growing evidence of health effects from indoor environment characteristics such as low indoor temperatures. However, there is relatively little research, and thus little firm guidance, on the cost-effectiveness of...Read more

Energy poverty. European analysis of national, regional and urban experiences. The case of the Iberian Peninsula (Pobreza energética: experiencias europeas de análisis nacional, regional y urbano. El caso de la Península Ibérica, Europa)

Martín-Consuegra, F. ; Gouveia, J.P. ; Palma, P. ; Mahoney, K.
2019
PT PortugalES Spain
Measurement
Language
Spanish
Tags
Area-based targeting
Housing quality
Thermal comfort
Vulnerability

ESP: En este trabajo se propone una recopilación de experiencias realizadas en la península ibérica desarrolladas con el objetivo de identificar áreas en riesgo de pobreza energética. Para ello se muestran algunos indicadores desarrollados en Portugal para la escala nacional en comparación con...Read more

Retrofitting houses with insulation to reduce health inequalities: Aims and methods of a clustered, randomised community-based trial

Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Matheson, A., Viggers, H., Cunningham, M., Blakely, T., O'Dea, D., Cunningham, C., Woodward, A., Saville-Smith, K., Baker, M. and Waipara, N.
2005
NZ New Zealand
Impacts
Language
English
Tags
Physical health
Housing quality
Indoor environment
Insulation

This paper describes the purpose and methods of a single-blinded, clustered and randomised trial of the health impacts of insulating existing houses. The key research question was whether this intervention increased the indoor temperature and lowered the relative humidity, energy consumption and...Read more

Central Heating: Uncovering the impact on social relationships and household management

Basham, M., Shaw, S. and Barton, A.
2004
GB United Kingdom
Impacts
Language
English
Tags
Thermal comfort
Physical health
Energy prices and costs

The recently completed Watcombe Housing Project used a randomised design to assess the influence, if any, of improving housing conditions on the health of residents. This highly-structured quantitative design was transferred as far as possible from a clinical setting to a council-owned housing...Read more

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