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Candido, C, Kim, J, de Dear, R and Thomas, L (2016) Bossa: A multidimensional post-occupancy evaluation tool. Building Research & Information, 44(02), 214-28.
Ferreira, M, Almeida, M, Rodrigues, A and Silva, S M (2016) Comparing cost-optimal and net-zero energy targets in building retrofit. Building Research & Information, 44(02), 188-201.
Gabe, J (2016) Successful greenhouse gas mitigation in existing Australian office buildings. Building Research & Information, 44(02), 160-74.
Hewitt, E L, Andrews, C J, Senick, J A, Wener, R E, Krogmann, U and Sorensen Allacci, M (2016) Distinguishing between green building occupants' reasoned and unplanned behaviours. Building Research & Information, 44(02), 119-34.
Johnston, D, Farmer, D, Brooke-Peat, M and Miles-Shenton, D (2016) Bridging the domestic building fabric performance gap. Building Research & Information, 44(02), 147-59.
Reinoso, E, Jaimes, M A and Torres, M A (2016) Evaluation of building code compliance in Mexico city: Mid-rise dwellings. Building Research & Information, 44(02), 202-13.
Terry, N and Palmer, J (2016) Trends in home computing and energy demand. Building Research & Information, 44(02), 175-87.
Walker, G, Brown, S and Neven, L (2016) Thermal comfort in care homes: Vulnerability, responsibility and 'thermal care'. Building Research & Information, 44(02), 135-46.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: agency; elderly people; older people; ethics; user needs; care homes; thermal comfort; space heating; care; case studies; nursing homes; energy efficiency
- ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2014.998552
- Abstract:
Care homes are a distinctive setting for the management of thermal comfort due to the expectations involving the provision of both a home environment and caring service. Based on six UK case studies, the care home setting is investigated for how owners, managers and staff understand thermal needs and how their management of thermal comfort is shaped. The core function of good quality care is understood as closely related to the provision of thermal comfort. The association between 'old and cold' and the obligations that follow for the provision of care are deeply entrenched in activities: such as the provision of hot drinks, use of blankets and the non-stop operation of heating systems. The responsibility for the provision of 'thermal care' for residents is challenging and complicated by the diversity of people living (and working) together, their occupation of communal spaces, and the interactions between the means of providing thermal comfort and physical safety. The wider implications are identified for the uptake of sustainable technology, patterns of thermal-related vulnerability and, most significantly, for how the ethics, agency and relationality of thermal care provision are to be understood. Future research needs and directions are considered.; Care homes are a distinctive setting for the management of thermal comfort due to the expectations involving the provision of both a home environment and caring service. Based on six UK case studies, the care home setting is investigated for how owners, managers and staff understand thermal needs and how their management of thermal comfort is shaped. The core function of good quality care is understood as closely related to the provision of thermal comfort. The association between 'old and cold' and the obligations that follow for the provision of care are deeply entrenched in activities: such as the provision of hot drinks, use of blankets and the non-stop operation of heating systems. The responsibility for the provision of 'thermal care' for residents is challenging and complicated by the diversity of people living (and working) together, their occupation of communal spaces, and the interactions between the means of providing thermal comfort and physical safety. The wider implications are identified for the uptake of sustainable technology, patterns of thermal-related vulnerability and, most significantly, for how the ethics, agency and relationality of thermal care provision are to be understood. Future research needs and directions are considered.;