Thermostat settings in English houses: No evidence of change between 1984 and 2007

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 635-642

  Shipworth, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central heating; Household energy consumption; Internal temperatures; Longitudinal social survey; Thermal comfort; Thermostat settings

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL HEATING; ENERGY USE; HEATING SEASON; HEATING TECHNOLOGY; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; INTERNAL TEMPERATURE; SOCIAL SURVEY; STATISTICAL EVIDENCE;

APARTMENT HOUSES; BUILDINGS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMOSTATS;

HEATING;

DEMAND ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649449261     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.09.009     Document Type: Article

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