- Title
- Adapting to a Warmer Climate: Affordable Low-carbon Retrofits and Occupant Options for Typical Australian Houses
- Creator
- Shiel, John James; Moghtaderi, Behdad; Aynsley, Richard; Page, Adrian; Clarke, John M.
- Relation
- Design to Thrive (PLEA 2017). Proceedings of the 33rd PLEA International Conference 2017, Volume 1 (Edinburgh, Scotland 02-05 July, 2017) p. 144-151
- Relation
- https://plea2017.net
- Publisher
- Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings (NCEUB)
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- This paper describes the cost-effectiveness of adapting Australian houses and occupant behaviour to reduce room temperatures and heating and cooling requirements in a warming world. We used CSIRO’s Australian Climate Futures framework and Belcher’s “morphing” technique to project the 2050 climate; a novel Standard Effective Temperature (SET*) thermal comfort approach where occupants modify their behaviour and tolerate higher temperatures; a do-it-yourself (DIY) retrofit approach to find the most cost-effective retrofits simulated for typical Australian houses; and combinations of retrofits into small, medium and large simple payback period (SPP) categories to suit occupants. The most effective strategies were modifying occupant behaviour; ceiling and roof insulation; gap sealing; and retrofits to suit the type of house construction (such as wall and under-floor insulation, and internal brick walls for added thermal mass if there is a concrete floor). Deeper retrofits may be needed than those provided by the large SPP retrofit combinations in 2050 to adapt to high indoor temperatures, even after changing behaviour with higher air speeds and lighter clothing.
- Subject
- cost-effective retrofits; existing houses; carbon emissions; extreme climate change; occupant adaptation; SDG 13; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1447986
- Identifier
- uon:43280
- Identifier
- ISBN:9780992895754
- Language
- eng
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