Indoor temperatures and energy use in NSW social housing

Daly, Daniel; Harada, Theresa; Tibbs, Michael; Cooper, Paul; Waitt, Gordon R; Tartarini, Federico

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111240

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“…Indeed, previous studies have shown that wintertime temperatures in South Australian homes (Daniel, Baker, & Williamson, 2019) were on average below 18°C. This is also true of social housing homes in NSW, where four of 42 homes studied were below 18°C more than 90 per cent of the time during winter, and around half of the homes were below 18°C half of the time in winter (Daly et al, 2021). Internationally, homes within mild‐climate countries, as opposed to those in more cold‐dominated locations, are generally characterised by poor thermal efficiency (Howden‐Chapman et al, 2017).…”

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“…With 30 per cent of participants stating that they did not find energy affordable and one‐quarter of participants on energy payment plans, affordability of energy is an ongoing issue for social housing tenants. Daly et al (2021) also observed this tension between Australian social housing tenants desiring to stay warm but being worried about the cost of using heating appliances. Similarly, in Greece, another warm‐climate country, lower socioeconomic groups were unable to afford to heat their homes (Santamouris et al, 2014).…”

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Social housing temperature conditions and tenant priorities

Sansom

Isley

Daniel

et al. 2023

Aust J Social Issues

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The social housing sector provides housing to some of society's most vulnerable people, disproportionately housing people with disabilities and chronic health conditions, the aged and people unable to work. These groups are often more susceptible to health impacts from poor temperature conditions within their home. In this paper, we examine temperature conditions in Australian social housing, explore tenant experiences and reflect on possible remediation responses. Using a novel contact‐free delivery protocol for data collection, temperature was measured in 36 social housing dwellings over a 3‐month springtime period. Semistructured interviews were conducted with occupants to better understand their experience of (adverse) indoor temperature conditions. On average, participants spent 35 per cent of time across the study period in temperatures outside the WHO guidelines (18–24°C). Most participants perceived their homes to be cold or very cold during periods of cold weather, and many considered energy unaffordable. Building conditions, such as poor sealing around windows and doors, lack of insulation and inadequacy of space heating appliances, were of greatest concern to participants. Participants' preferences for remediation work suggest that considerable benefit could be gained from making homes more energy efficient through draft sealing and insulation.

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Social housing temperature conditions and tenant priorities

Sansom

Isley

Daniel

et al. 2023

Aust J Social Issues

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“…While the Australian literature presents abundant evidence on the ill effects of extreme heat and offered guidance to combat these (Soebarto et al, 2021), there has been increasing attention to the detrimental impact of exposure hypothermia among older people due to inadequately thermo-regulated houses. Previous studies suggested that hypothermia is in uenced by older peoples' living circumstances and nancial resources, where Australian social housing fall short of global heating standard (Daly et al, 2021).…”

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Hypothermia and motorised scooter injuries emergency presentations: Implications for socio-ecological indicators of health and wellbeing in older people

Montayre,

Maneze,

Warner

et al. 2023

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Objectives: To examine factors and outcomes of community-dwelling older people who presented in the Emergency Departments (EDs) with either hypothermia or motorised mobility scooter-related injuries Methods: A quantitative, cohort retrospective review of electronic medical records was employed to examine ED records using the FirstNet database. Results: A total of 374 ED records of patients admitted for hypothermia or motorised scooter accident at were identified in this study. The mean age was 73.5 years, with more than half (56%) were males, similarly, and over half (55%) were living without a partner. Majority of those admitted for hypothermia arrived in the EDs by ambulance (93% versus 63%, p<.001), had longer duration of stay in the hospital (82% versus 45%, p<.001) and were less likely to be discharged home (47% versus 92%, p<.001) compared with those admitted due to motorised scooter injuries. Moreover, more than a quarter (28%) of those hospitalised for hypothermia died compared to no deaths from scooter injuries. The regression analysis also showed that those admitted for scooter injuries were almost eight times (AOR: 7.76, 95% CI: 4.04 - 14.90) more likely to be discharged home compared to those admitted for hypothermia. Discussion and Implications: Identifying the factors and predictors of ED presentation of older people has implications to practice and health policies, particularly in the delivery of public health services. Findings from this study provided important insights, although from non-causal measures, on how the built environment impacts the health and wellbeing outcomes for older people.

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“…Previous research has found that various physical aspects defining the living environment, such as indoor air quality and thermal comfort, contribute to social housing occupants' lower comfort, health and general well-being [23]. Low-income households in Australian social housing have experienced summer overheating and winter underheating [24], with more than half of the surveyed people reporting health problems like respiratory diseases and allergies and around 30% reporting mental health problems [25].…”

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Perceived Air Quality, Thermal Comfort and Health: A Survey of Social Housing Residents in Kazakhstan

Kurmanbekova,

Du,

Sharples

2024

Applied Sciences

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Kazakhstan is in Central Asia and is the ninth-largest country in the world. Some socially vulnerable segments of the Kazakh population residing in subsidised social housing have experienced a range of problems due to the low quality of housing construction and its planning. Poor indoor environmental conditions in social housing contribute to occupants’ comfort, health, and general well-being. This study assessed social housing residents’ health and quality of life, focusing on their perceived indoor air quality and thermal comfort satisfaction. A cross-sectional survey in Kazakhstan was conducted to test the effects of environmental factors on social housing residents’ health and satisfaction. Four hundred thirty-one responses were analysed, and the SF12v2 questionnaire was used to measure the health-related quality of life. Multiple regression analysis showed that air quality negatively predicted the respondents’ physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health. In addition, age, smoking, and employment status had a significantly negative effect on PCS, while education level had a predictive positive effect. Thermal conditions negatively predicted only MCS, as well as alcohol consumption. Next, the air-conditioning control factor had a negative effect. In contrast, low air circulation, low humidity, high solar gain, temperature imbalance, duration of the residence and alcohol consumption had a significantly positive effect on overall satisfaction with the temperature. The odour sources from tobacco, furniture and external sources were predictors of respondents’ overall air quality satisfaction, along with the duration of the residence, alcohol consumption and smoking status.

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Indoor temperatures and energy use in NSW social housing

Cited by 18 publications

References 36 publications

Social housing temperature conditions and tenant priorities

Social housing temperature conditions and tenant priorities

Hypothermia and motorised scooter injuries emergency presentations: Implications for socio-ecological indicators of health and wellbeing in older people

Perceived Air Quality, Thermal Comfort and Health: A Survey of Social Housing Residents in Kazakhstan

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