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On the minimal thermal habitability conditions in low income dwellings in Spain for a new definition of fuel poverty
Año:2017

Áreas de investigación
  • Ingeniería civil y arquitectura

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Descripción
Fuel poverty can be defined as ?the inability to afford adequate warmth in the home?. The concept was firstly developed due to health risks related to cold among low income households. However, in the last few decades, especially since the summer heat wave of 2003 that caused 35,000 deaths across Europe, a lot of research has been conducted about the health risks related to high temperatures. Along with advances in knowledge related to the health risks associated with inadequate temperatures, several directives of the European Commission related to energy regulation urge Member States to develop their own fuel poverty definitions. This need of a methodological development for new definitions poses several questions. First, what should be the temperature thresholds for the overheated season? But, furthermore, are existing temperature baselines adequate for the Spanish context and climate? This paper presents a preliminary approach to define these new temperature thresholds for the Spanish context through the adaptive comfort model criteria. For that purpose, a statistically representative dwelling building typology of vulnerable household spaces was used to analyze indoor thermal temperatures and hence, to establish minimal energy requirements so as to achieve minimal habitability conditions
Internacional
Si
JCR del ISI
Si
Título de la revista
Building And Environment
ISSN
0360-1323
Factor de impacto JCR
3,394
Información de impacto
Datos JCR del año 2015
Volumen
114
DOI
10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.12.029
Número de revista
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344
Hasta la página
356
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