Abstract
This report presents a feasibility study carried out in a Care Home in Edinburgh from December 2016 to March 2017. The aim of the study is to test a set of methods to assess room comfort and energy efficiency. The methods consist of a literature review on indoor comfort for older occupants, a survey on both objective and subjective thermal & humidity comfort in 10 selected rooms and an energy performance assessment for the building. The review suggests an idea comfort zone of 22-24C and 45%-60% for older people in care homes. The objective assessment shows that less than 1% of the time the room hygrothermal conditions were within the suggested comfort zone. The subjective assessment carried out using a questionnaire survey reveals 70% of the subjects felt “warm” and “slightly warm” on thermal site and 30% voted “slightly dry” on humidity side. The energy assessment, using standard methods, shows that the care home had a fair energy performance when compared against national benchmarks for similar buildings.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | Design to Thrive |
| Pages | 1369-1376 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Jul 2017 |
| Event | 33rd International on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference 2017: Design to Thrive - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 2 Jul 2017 → 5 Jul 2017 https://plea2017.net/ |
Conference
| Conference | 33rd International on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference 2017 |
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| Abbreviated title | PLEA 2017 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Edinburgh |
| Period | 2/07/17 → 5/07/17 |
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Keywords
- thermal comfort
- humidity comfort
- room hygrothermal conditions
- care homes
- older occupants
- Energy assessment
