TY - GEN
T1 - Barriers and opportunities in the design and delivery of social housing Passivhaus for adaptive comfort
AU - Zhao, Jing
AU - Carter, Kate
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/4/7
Y1 - 2016/4/7
N2 - This research resides Passivhaus concept under the framework of adaptive comfort, reviews two case studies of social housing Passivhaus communities in Scotland, and explores the occupants' lived experience and their perception of comfort in Passivhaus. The study focuses on the concept of comfort from a socio-technical point of view in order to explore more effective adaptive opportunities that can be integrated at the design stage. Through in-depth interviews with the occupants, site visits and architectural analysis, the research highlights comfort issues in those two social housing Passivhaus projects, and identifies barriers and opportunities for behavioural and psychological adaptations specifically for designing social housing Passivhaus. The findings suggest that the Passivhaus concept has potential opportunities for promoting behavioral and psychological adaptations and sustainable living. However, in order to ensure the energy performance, the design and delivery of Passivhaus system in some cases tends to limit the role of occupants and their adaptive opportunities. The research argues that through careful consideration of architectural and mechanical design, and through effective communication of technology and supportive role of community to establish sustainable social norms, the social housing Passivhaus can provide the opportunity for the occupants to 'co-evolve' with the house itself, and to achieve a transformation to sustainable living.
AB - This research resides Passivhaus concept under the framework of adaptive comfort, reviews two case studies of social housing Passivhaus communities in Scotland, and explores the occupants' lived experience and their perception of comfort in Passivhaus. The study focuses on the concept of comfort from a socio-technical point of view in order to explore more effective adaptive opportunities that can be integrated at the design stage. Through in-depth interviews with the occupants, site visits and architectural analysis, the research highlights comfort issues in those two social housing Passivhaus projects, and identifies barriers and opportunities for behavioural and psychological adaptations specifically for designing social housing Passivhaus. The findings suggest that the Passivhaus concept has potential opportunities for promoting behavioral and psychological adaptations and sustainable living. However, in order to ensure the energy performance, the design and delivery of Passivhaus system in some cases tends to limit the role of occupants and their adaptive opportunities. The research argues that through careful consideration of architectural and mechanical design, and through effective communication of technology and supportive role of community to establish sustainable social norms, the social housing Passivhaus can provide the opportunity for the occupants to 'co-evolve' with the house itself, and to achieve a transformation to sustainable living.
KW - Adaptive comfort
KW - Behavioural and psychological adaptations
KW - Passivhaus design
KW - Social housing
KW - Sustainable living
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85089214963
T3 - Proceedings - 9th International Windsor Conference 2016: Making Comfort Relevant
SP - 1052
EP - 1066
BT - Proceedings - 9th International Windsor Conference 2016
A2 - Nicol, Fergus
A2 - Roaf, Susan
A2 - Brotas, Luisa
A2 - Humphreys, Michael A
PB - NCEUB 2016
T2 - 9th International Windsor Conference 2016: Making Comfort Relevant
Y2 - 7 April 2016 through 10 April 2016
ER -