The Nature of Decision Making in the Practice of Dwelling: A Practice Theoretical Approach to Understanding Maintenance and Retrofitting of Homes in the Context of Climate Change

Fyhn, Håkon; Baron, Nina

doi:10.1080/08941920.2016.1239149

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“…By creating concrete or masonry elements that can be dismantled or expanded upon easily, although it will never become as "do it yourself" as a lighter construction, it could provide a much larger degree of flexibility and mobility for the buildings, compared to the relatively locked houses in most Danish architecture today. Utilizing a disposable lower floor like in Dutch housing, could help solve flooding issues although it could a have a large impact on the way we need to inhabit our buildings in the future, it need to be followed with a certain set of social practice [4], [5], [9], [34]. New Zealand architecture need to create better envelopes and regionalize the standard houses to the different climates.…”

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“…The largest threat to the Dutch housing is rather the lack of economy and initiative to change [6], [33]. This is a frequent problem in climate change adaptation of housing because of the vague and inevitable nature of the problems [4], [5].…”

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“…Residential architecture is often economically constrained [4], and adaptive measures should Economy is a key issue that needs to be addressed in the realm of climate change adaptation. Houses rely on the residents for maintenance and refurbishment, which leads to just the most necessary and affordable undertakings in the residences, unless the inhabitants do refurbishment and developments actively on their own [4], [5]. Also social housing organizations are greatly affected by the economy of their inhabitants [6].…”

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Vulnerabilities and resilience in Danish housing stock: A comparative study of architectural answers to climate change in Danish housing in relation to other oceanic climates

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Climate change will affect the same climate zones relatively similarly. When considering how to design residential architecture for future climates it is therefore relevant to understand how residential architecture can adapt within the specific climate zone. Denmark is placed within the oceanic climate zone and shares many of the same problems that countries in similar climates do. However, the architectural responses have developed radically different. Denmark has been building heating efficient housing for the last decade, which have lately caused increased overheating problems and surging energy demands for cooling. This paper compares the architecture of different oceanic zones with Danish architecture. The strategies for adapting to climate change represents a broad variety. Western European tradition has itself created varied methods for coping with the climatic struggles their societies meet. Danish architecture has for centuries been focused on heavy robust constructions that would withstand the large amount of precipitation and wind that is predominant in the country. In Holland flood danger has been a constant threat to society, which has led both to defensive and reactive measures in the form of dykes and amphibious housing. On the other side of the globe, New Zealand’s traditional architecture has adapted to similar problems but with a much lighter construction, leading to architecture that is resilient to lateral forces like wind and earthquakes. While lacking the thermal properties of northern European houses the New Zealand homes show a remarkable flexibility and mobility through simple timber-frame constructions. The vulnerabilities in the Danish building stock is due to an unwillingness to invest in adaptive measures. It might be necessary to integrate a flexible building style to future sustainable housing and build up a different expectation for how a house is used. In the face of climate change, architecture need to be adapted to the problems apparent on the building site and draw on experiences from other cultures that might have faced similar problems in the past. Danish architects might likewise use the non-rocky ground for water retention through planting and landscaping strategies in relation to architecture.

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“…The age of the building signifies the level of energy consumption [70]. Having that in mind, house owners need to address an additional challenge and decide which parts of their property need to be renewed as the subject of a renovation project [71]. Other aspects related to owners' understanding of the need for renovation are their age, level of income, and educational level.…”

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Physical vs. Aesthetic Renovations: Learning from Swedish House Owners

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In this paper, we identify the socio-economic attributes and attitudes that have influenced house owners in renovating their homes in the past. Our study is based on responses to an online questionnaire survey of 971 house owners living in Kronoberg County in Sweden. Results showed that the interest and willingness of the house owners to perform a renovation varied depending on their demographic background and the age of the house. The latter positively affected past renovations, only when combined with the residence time. Furthermore, the age of house owners strongly and positively affected the probability of performing aesthetic type of renovations, because of a long time of residence in the house. Younger, town living, and highly educated house owners seem to be more concerned regarding saving energy, which motivated them to perform physical renovations on their house. Our results also suggest that income, level of education, and place of residence have an effect on renovation decisions only through their effect on the energy concern of house owners, and a varied effect on renovation decisions, when combined with the time of residence in the house.

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“…They have most often been utilized in conjunction with practice theory described above that focuses on the reproduction of daily life and its energy implications. For example, qualitative research has shed light on how viewing people's decision to retrofit a home from a singular decision-making framework fails to account for how the readiness to retrofit flows from an ongoing process of dwelling (maintenance and repair of one's home in everyday life) (Fyhn & Baron, 2017). Other qualitative work has focused on people's practices when they were working from home (the competencies, meanings, and materials of those activities) and potential energy consumption implications (Hampton, 2017).…”

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Domestic energy consumption and climate change mitigation

Abrahamse

Shwom

2018

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the country (Reinders et al., 2003). Therefore, to address the issue of climate change mitigation via household consumption, it is necessary to expand our focus beyond direct energy use.A major source of indirect energy consumption comes from food consumption. Recent studies indicate that the proportion of energy use dedicated to food production is substantial. For example, estimates of total U.S. energy used to produce food range from 8-16% (Canning, 2010;Cuéllar & Webber, 2010) depending on how the boundaries are drawn around the energy input analysis of the food (i.e., higher estimates include energy used by consumers who drive to buy food; Cuéllar & Webber, 2010). The opportunity for reductions in indirect energy consumption via food has also garnered more attention as empirical research has documented that developed nations waste 13-25% of food brought into the home. Environmental groups such as World Resources Institute and Natural Resources Defense Council have begun to focus on food systems, including consumption, as a realm to target for reducing waste and shifting consumption for greenhouse gas reductions.Households can make significant contributions to climate change mitigation through efficiency and curtailment behaviors for both direct and indirect energy emissions (Gardner & Stern, 2008). Efficiency behaviors are actions or measures that result in less energy being used for a given level of energy service (e.g., insulating a building, installing light-emitting diodes [LEDs]). Direct energy efficiency behaviors typically involve the one-off purchase and installation of an appliance or device, and imply a financial cost (e.g., home retrofits, energy efficient appliances). For indirect efficiency behaviors, such as food consumption, this means choosing food that has been produced using less energy intensive means (i.e., climate friendly agriculture) or switching to foods that provide similar nutritional value (i.e., calories or protein content) with fewer greenhouse gas impacts. Curtailment behaviors are actions that result in less service or utility (e.g., lowering thermostat settings, switching off lights) or buying less food to avoid overeating or food waste. Direct and indirect energy curtailment behaviors tend to be low or no cost but need to be done frequently to achieve energy savings (e.g., lowering thermostat settings, switching off lights, and purchasing smaller portions of food) and can involve the loss of amenity associated (e.g., less heating, less lighting, and less calories). In this overview, we include research on direct household energy (i.e., gas, electricity, and fuel use) for the provision of useful services (e.g., lighting, heating) and conservation efforts to provide insights into how this may apply (or not apply) to addressing indirect energy use, specifically food, in households.Evidence suggests that there is potential for households to reduce direct and indirect domestic energy use. A recent survey of U.S. households indicates that greenhouse gas emissions from household dire...

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The Nature of Decision Making in the Practice of Dwelling: A Practice Theoretical Approach to Understanding Maintenance and Retrofitting of Homes in the Context of Climate Change

Cited by 23 publications

References 26 publications

Vulnerabilities and resilience in Danish housing stock: A comparative study of architectural answers to climate change in Danish housing in relation to other oceanic climates

Vulnerabilities and resilience in Danish housing stock: A comparative study of architectural answers to climate change in Danish housing in relation to other oceanic climates

Physical vs. Aesthetic Renovations: Learning from Swedish House Owners

Domestic energy consumption and climate change mitigation

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