Energy in New Zealand houses: comfort, physics and consumption

Isaacs, Nigel; Saville-Smith, Kay; Camilleri, Michael; Burrough, Lisa

doi:10.1080/09613218.2010.494383

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“…The mean indoor temperature in living areas in Fig. 1 The energy cultures framework (Stephenson et al 2010(Stephenson et al , 2015 this region during winter months is 14.7°C (Isaacs et al 2010). The city thus represents the cooler extremity of New Zealand's energy culture (Figs.…”

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“…open fire) or portable heating appliances with only 5 % of households having central heating. Older houses and South Island homes (71 %) are more likely to have solidfuel heating appliances (Isaacs et al 2010). Substandard housing, and in particular that which is cold, damp and mouldy, has been found to play a role in the development of asthma and other respiratory health problems (Dunn et al 2004;HowdenChapman 2004;Breysse et al 2004; Toi Te OraPublic Health Service 2009).…”

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“…Within European Union countries, for example, EU directives for improving household energy efficiency are largely driven by carbon reduction targets (European Council 2014;European Commission 2013). In New Zealand, an unusually large proportion of residential energy consumption is derived from low-carbon sources: electricity comprises 69 % of all energy used; solid fuels (mainly wood) provide another 20 %, and there is relatively little use of gas (Isaacs et al 2010). Furthermore, around three quarters of electricity in New Zealand is generated from renewable resources (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment 2013).…”

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Evaluating the impact of energy interventions: home audits vs. community events

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New Zealand's housing stock tends to be of low thermal quality that can adversely affect the health and well-being of occupants as well as costing more than necessary to heat. Householders need information and motivation to make material changes and adopt new practices to achieve warmer and more energy-efficient homes. This study compares two different types of energy interventions with householders in three different suburbs in Dunedin, New Zealand. Two suburbs received a home energy audit whereby an auditor surveyed each house and provided personalised advice. Householders in the third suburb took part in community energy events that included general advice and practical workshops. The impacts of these interventions were evaluated through pre-and post-intervention surveys and post-intervention interviews. Home energy audits were successful in encouraging change both behavioural and practical, where it was possible. The energy events promoted community engagement and awareness relating to energy-saving actions. Participant feedback suggests that a combination of both types of intervention may be most effective in promoting household change, beginning with energy events in communities before offering home energy audits. This would enable people to share their thoughts and concerns about energy with the support of their social networks and engender trust in the process, before offering personalised audits. Overall, the results show that interventions need to be correctly targeted to appropriate communities to be effective.

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“…On the whole New Zealand houses have low levels of insulation, poor air-tightness, and persistent underheating, resulting in many homes failing to reach the World Health Organizations healthy indoor temperature range of 18-24°C [21], which often leads to dampness and mould growth. Thus there may be a higher proportion of actions focussing on improvements to insulation, heating and dampness than is necessary in other contexts.…”

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Personalized Energy Priorities: A User-Centric Application for Energy Advice

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Design, User Experience, and Usability. User Experience Design for Everyday Life Applications and Services

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Abstract. This research presents a new web-based application, called Personalised Energy Priorities (PEP), that provides households with personalised and tailored advice on practices or technologies they might adopt to improve the energy efficiency of their home. PEP proceeds in a manner similar to an online energy audit, but combines a user centric design approach with relatively new choice modelling software that allows recommendations to be tailored to individual preferences. The tool also provides links to further information about each energy recommendation, creating a more successful, one-stop-shop for persuasion.

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“…These studies have gained valuable insights into indoor temperatures in UK dwellings but have not reported indoor temperatures during occupied periods. Isaacs et al (2010) monitored temperature in New Zealand homes and calculated average temperatures for different parts of the day [18]. Average temperatures suggested that many dwellings were not heated to the 21°C recommended by the WHO [18].…”

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Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress – Sweden, 8–13 May, 2011, Linköping, Sweden

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Energy in New Zealand houses: comfort, physics and consumption

Cited by 62 publications

References 5 publications

Evaluating the impact of energy interventions: home audits vs. community events

Evaluating the impact of energy interventions: home audits vs. community events

Personalized Energy Priorities: A User-Centric Application for Energy Advice

Proceedings of the World Renewable Energy Congress – Sweden, 8–13 May, 2011, Linköping, Sweden

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