Potential of applying adaptive strategies in buildings to reduce the severity of fuel poverty according to the climate zone and climate change: The case of Andalusia

Bienvenido-Huertas, David; Sánchez-García, Daniel; Rubio-Bellido, Carlos; García, David Marín

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2021.103088

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“…Although energy vulnerability is not at the forefront of current policies in Switzerland, this issue as revealed by our framework may be much more serious than previously considered, particularly owing to poor housing stock. There is a need for adaptive strategies to ensure that the population is robustly protected when it comes to energy vulnerability, including in terms of future cooling demand, as this may well increase owing to the effects of climate change (Bienvenido-Huertas et al, 2021). Further, it is important to understand how heterogeneity in impacts of climate change can lead to regional differences in risk of energy poverty.…”

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Redefining energy vulnerability, considering the future

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Mihailova²,

Schubert³

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Front. Sustain. Cities

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Within the EU, energy poverty is believed to affect at least 9.8% of households. Energy poverty can be broadly defined as a households' inability to meet its energy needs. This is a problem that affects all European countries, but narrow interpretations of data based on notions of material deprivation may lead to energy poverty being overlooked or not considered an issue by policymakers. The EU Energy Poverty Advisory Hub makes a number of essential points when it comes to the measurement, definition, and potential policies and measures to deal with energy poverty. We build on this, using the term energy vulnerability in order to encompass the segment of population identified as living in energy poverty as well as those at risk of becoming energy poor in the future. We use a capabilities approach with a doughnut economics framework to expand on the concept of energy vulnerability as a form of capabilities deprivation, allowing for greater recognition of those that are affected in the present and intergenerationally. This framework is applied using mixed methods consisting of both a Swiss-wide survey of 1,486 people and 8 semi-structured interviews with energy stakeholders to investigate the knowledge gap on energy vulnerability in Switzerland. The framework may be applied and have wider repercussions for other parts of the world where energy poverty is not directly addressed, and where using the term of energy vulnerability may help direct policies in a more dynamic and responsive manner. Furthermore, this article identifies some limitations of basing energy vulnerability definitions on data which focuses on material deprivations as this may risk overlooking those that are vulnerable due to other reasons such as building energy efficiency. We find that levels of energy poverty/vulnerability are higher than estimated in official statistics, highlighting the need for tailored policies both in Switzerland and elsewhere. Levels of energy vulnerability in Switzerland may not be reflected elsewhere, but certainly draw attention to the potential misrecognition of energy vulnerability which may be more widespread than previously believed. We examine existing policies that may help to reduce energy vulnerability, as well as suggest other potential mitigation methods.

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“…Summer heating may become an increasing threat that needs to be mitigated through targeted policies (SCNAT netzwerk, 2005). The impact of climate change may increase vulnerability to energy poverty exacerbated through summer heat (Bienvenido-Huertas et al, 2021), increasing intergenerational vulnerability.…”

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Redefining energy vulnerability, considering the future

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Mihailova²,

Schubert³

et al. 2022

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“…This includes monthly averages for the calculation of the thermal performance with data sets up to the year 2007 [30]. To prevent energy poverty in the future, recent regional temperature changes due to climate change must also be taken into account [31]. As the climate in Austria has changed considerably in recent years, the question arises as to whether the data sets used still adequately predict the energy demand and thermal comfort for both buildings.…”

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Ecological Potential of Building Components in Multi-Storey Residential Construction: A Comparative Case Study between an Existing Concrete and a Timber Building in Austria

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Aichholzer²,

Korjenić

2023

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With the introduction of energy-efficient buildings, the importance of embodied energy in new buildings has become increasingly relevant to minimising the impact of climate change. This study compares two existing four-storey residential buildings: one building has a reinforced concrete (RC) structure and the other has a timber structure. The study’s aim is to find out which building components are responsible for the largest embodied impacts and whether there are differences between the two construction methods. The specificity of the wooden building is the combined use of solid and lightweight timber elements. The methodology consists of a general life cycle assessment (LCA) and a more detailed analysis of the product stage using the eco2soft software. The heating and cooling energy demand was calculated using the WUFI Plus software with recent regional climate data sets. The results show that for both types of construction in multi-storey buildings, it is not only the superstructure that needs to be considered, but also the floor structures, which have a major influence on the embodied impact. The timber building requires less energy to maintain the indoor climate within the set temperatures. As climate change has progressed rapidly in Austria in recent years, it is recommended that the standards for climate models be updated more quickly to allow realistic prediction of thermal comfort at the design stage.

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“…They conducted 792 simulations with Energy Plus, considering 12 different dwelling typologies in 66 climate zones, and concluded that performance tendencies are clearly different between South American and European countries, with the latter having the lowest energy demands. D. Bienvenido-Huertas et al [19] distinguished four zones with the possibility of applying adaptive strategies in the Andalusian geographical region, predicting three climate-change scenarios (i.e., RCP 2.6, RCP 4.5, and RCP 8.5) in each decade (from 2030 to 2100). This was based on simulating 6528 cases of representative social housing, with the data assessed from the point of view of fuel poverty risk.…”

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Development of a Heat Consumption Model Group and Analysis of Economic Adjustments and Carbon Reduction Efforts in Centralized Heating Upgrades in the Beijing Urban–Rural Fringe

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Large-scale clean-heating renovations are being carried out in northern China as part of important measures to optimize energy infrastructure, improve the atmospheric environment, and minimize peak CO2 emissions. Because rural areas in the urban–rural fringe are close to the city center, they have several advantages in centralized heating reforms, but there are no effective means to measure whether a transformation is economical or has good environmental effects. In this paper, based on an actual reconstruction project, 100 typical households were selected for a related test. These typical households evinced convergence and possessed certain regional characteristics; therefore, the applicability of the models had certain limitations. To make sure that the relevant factors were fully considered in establishing the model, a prediction model group was established regarding heat consumption in winter (four models in total) that could predict the actual effect well. Lastly, the authors used the model group to calculate economic effects and CO2 emission reduction in rural heating transformations in Beijing under different heating methods.

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Potential of applying adaptive strategies in buildings to reduce the severity of fuel poverty according to the climate zone and climate change: The case of Andalusia

Cited by 16 publications

References 62 publications

Redefining energy vulnerability, considering the future

Redefining energy vulnerability, considering the future

Ecological Potential of Building Components in Multi-Storey Residential Construction: A Comparative Case Study between an Existing Concrete and a Timber Building in Austria

Development of a Heat Consumption Model Group and Analysis of Economic Adjustments and Carbon Reduction Efforts in Centralized Heating Upgrades in the Beijing Urban–Rural Fringe

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