Energy efficiency of housing for older citizens: Does it matter?

Miller, Wendy; Vine, Desley; Amin, Zakaria Mohd.

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.11.050

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“…Research evidences that in many cases older people on a low income are willing to use little or no heating with a high risk to their health [84]. Strategies to reduce energy costs, increase comfort, and save money should therefore be pursued [48,83,84,87].…”

Section: Heating Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Measuring Age-Friendly Housing: A Framework

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An ageing population raises the question of providing adequate housing that enables older people to age in place without losing autonomy and independence. Except for the issue of accessibility, no framework exists that specifically outlines a standard to achieve and, as a result, interventions on existing or on new buildings may be inconsistent without leading to a desired rise in living standards. This research addresses this issue by presenting a framework for the assessment of the age-appropriateness of housing through a number of metrics that detect and identify physical and non-physical features of a home environment to enable ageing in place. The study combines data from a qualitative systematic literature review of 93 papers and qualitative data from structured interviews with four experts in the field. As a result, 71 metrics were identified, divided into eight main domains, to describe the framework. This paper provides an improved understanding of the housing features that enable ageing in place. The tool categorizes and rates qualitative and quantitative aspects that contribute to the age-friendliness of housing, resulting in an easy to adopt assessment framework. This is a valuable means for stakeholders engaged in improving the current housing stock or in constructing new buildings for older people.

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Section: Heating Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As with low temperatures, older people are particularly vulnerable to heat causing serious health problems that can lead to death [87]. Homes need to be well-insulated, well ventilated, and able to avoid overheating through passive solar design such as thermal mass and solar blinds [26,85].…”

Section: Air Conditioning Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…The global aging phenomenon has created a housing problem in terms of older people's health and economic security. Arguably, their health and economic capacity is challenged by the energy efficiency of housing and the rising cost of energy [4]. Choi and Park [5] have argued that a home-improvement strategy, especially in relation to energy efficiency, should be employed for the elderly whose physical, mental, and social functions are lower than those of people in other age groups.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Choi and Park [5] have argued that a home-improvement strategy, especially in relation to energy efficiency, should be employed for the elderly whose physical, mental, and social functions are lower than those of people in other age groups. Energy efficiency is critical for older people because many older people spend more time at home and are less likely to heat and cool their homes appropriately [4,6]. Poor building thermal characteristics that cause inappropriate heating and cooling present a potential risk to elderly occupants by affecting them physiologically, for example, by affecting respiratory and coronary conditions [4,7,8].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Energy efficiency is critical for older people because many older people spend more time at home and are less likely to heat and cool their homes appropriately [4,6]. Poor building thermal characteristics that cause inappropriate heating and cooling present a potential risk to elderly occupants by affecting them physiologically, for example, by affecting respiratory and coronary conditions [4,7,8]. Older people tend to have lower incomes than younger people and tend to live in inefficient, old housing [9].…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Framework for Green Remodeling Enabling Energy Efficiency and Healthy Living for the Elderly

Park

Kim

2018

Energies

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This study proposes a framework for green remodeling for the elderly that emphasizes the role of designers and the notion of aging in place. Energy efficiency is critical for older persons because many of them spend more time at home and are less likely to heat and cool their homes appropriately. Improving the energy performance of the elderly’s housing by green remodeling could promote energy efficiency and healthy living for the elderly. Based on remodeling components derived from related work, key factors to be considered regarding the remodeling for the elderly were investigated. A framework for green remodeling enabling energy efficiency was developed for home upgrades for the elderly. Identifying the area of application and critical components for energy efficiency helps improve the energy performance for the elderly. This study is significant because it considers the elderly’s characteristics and experiences in the development of a sustainable remodeling process rather than new-building construction.

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Recent Trends in Heat-Related Mortality in the United States: An Update through 2018

Sheridan

Dixon

Kalkstein

et al. 2021

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Much research has shown a general decrease in the negative health response to extreme heat events in recent decades. With a society that is growing older, and a climate that is warming, whether this trend can continue is an open question. Using eight additional years of mortality data, we extend our previous research to explore trends in heat-related mortality across the United States. For the period 1975-2018, we examined the mortality associated with extreme-heatevent days across the 107 largest metropolitan areas. Mortality response was assessed over a cumulative 10-day lag period following events that were defined using thresholds of the excess heat factor, using a distributed-lag nonlinear model. We analyzed total mortality and subsets of age and sex. Our results show that in the past decade there is heterogeneity in the trends of heat-related human mortality. The decrease in heat vulnerability continues among those 65 and older across most of the country, which may be associated with improved messaging and increased awareness. These decreases are offset in many locations by an increase in mortality among men 45-64 (11.3 deaths per year), particularly across parts of the southern and southwestern United States. As heat-warning messaging broadly identifies the elderly as the most vulnerable group, the results here suggest that differences in risk perception may play a role. Further, an increase in the number of heat events over the past decade across the United States may have contributed to the end of a decades-long downward trend in the estimated number of heat-related fatalities.

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Energy efficiency of housing for older citizens: Does it matter?

Cited by 39 publications

References 18 publications

Measuring Age-Friendly Housing: A Framework

Measuring Age-Friendly Housing: A Framework

A Framework for Green Remodeling Enabling Energy Efficiency and Healthy Living for the Elderly

Recent Trends in Heat-Related Mortality in the United States: An Update through 2018

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