[HTML][HTML] Cold indoor temperatures and their association with health and well-being: a systematic literature review

H Janssen, K Ford, B Gascoyne, R Hill, M Roberts… - Public health, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The study aimed to identify, appraise and update evidence on the association
between cold temperatures (ie< 18° C) within homes (ie dwellings) and health and well …

The effect of energy poverty on mental health, cardiovascular disease and respiratory health: a longitudinal analysis

R Bentley, L Daniel, Y Li, E Baker, A Li - The Lancet Regional Health …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Houses in mild-climate countries, such as Australia, are often ill-equipped to
provide occupants protection during cold weather due to their design. As a result, we rely on …

Winter demand falls as fuel bills rise: Understanding the energy impacts of the cost-of-living crisis on British households

E Zapata-Webborn, C Hanmer, T Oreszczyn… - Energy and …, 2024 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
In October 2022 British households entered a heating season amidst exceptionally high
energy prices–squeezing household incomes and increasing fuel poverty. This study …

Self-reported energy use behaviour changed significantly during the cost-of-living crisis in winter 2022/23: insights from cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys in …

GM Huebner, C Hanmer, E Zapata-Webborn… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The winter of 2022/23 has seen large increases in energy prices and in the cost of living in
many countries around the world, including Great Britain. Here, we report the results of two …

[LIVRE][B] A Transition to Sustainable Housing: Progress and Prospects for a Low Carbon Housing Future

T Moore, A Doyon - 2023 - library.oapen.org
This open access book explores the environmental, social, and financial challenges of
housing provision, and the urgent need for a sustainable housing transition. The authors …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the energy crisis on indoor temperatures and thermal comfort in UK houses during winter 2023

O Al-Hafith, BK Satish, P de Wilde - Energy and Buildings, 2024 - Elsevier
Geopolitical, health and economic events have led to an accumulated surge in energy
prices in the UK at the beginning of the 2020s. In response, studies and media reports show …

Energy poverty and well-being at the local level: Insights from a community-wide survey in Atlantic Canada

M Riva, L Debanné, S Kutuka, M Bertheussen… - Energy research & …, 2024 - Elsevier
In Canada, depending on the indicator, between 6% and 19% of households are facing
energy poverty, ie they are struggling to meet their energy needs. Some peripheral regions …

[HTML][HTML] Early onset of care needs in the older population: The protective role of housing conditions

JC Farias, N Brimblecombe, B Hu - Health & Place, 2023 - Elsevier
Most older people wish to live in their own homes as they age and to have a choice over
their housing and care situation. Housing has the potential to play a key role in promoting …

[HTML][HTML] (Dis) comfortably numb in energy transitions: Gauging residential hard-to-reach energy users in the European Union

MM Sequeira, JP Gouveia, JJ de Melo - Energy Research & Social Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Hard-to-reach energy users–those who are difficult to reach, underserved, or hard to engage
or motivate–are a vital concern for just energy transitions. Previous studies in the Global …

[HTML][HTML] The total health gains and cost savings of eradicating cold housing in Australia

SR Mishra, T Wilson, H Andrabi, DA Ouakrim… - Social Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Cold indoor temperature (< 18° C) is associated with hypertension-related and
respiratory disease, depression, and anxiety. We estimate total health, health expenditure …