The interface between social dynamics and thermal effects in the design of subsidy housing in South Africa

Murray, Montagu; Pauw, Christiaan Johannes; Holm, Dietmar Erik

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dc.contributor.author	Murray, Montagu
dc.contributor.author	Pauw, Christiaan Johannes
dc.contributor.other	IAHS World Congress on Housing (33rd : 2005 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.contributor.upauthor	Holm, Dietmar Erik
dc.date.accessioned	2009-06-12T08:10:06Z
dc.date.available	2009-06-12T08:10:06Z
dc.date.issued	2005-09
dc.description	Authors of papers in the proceedings and CD-ROM ceded copyright to the IAHS and UP. Authors furthermore declare that papers are their original work, not previously published and take responsibility for copyrighted excerpts from other works, included in their papers with due acknowledgment in the written manuscript. Furthermore, that papers describe genuine research or review work, contain no defamatory or unlawful statements and do not infringe the rights of others. The IAHS and UP may assign any or all of its rights and obligations under this agreement.	en
dc.description.abstract	Paper presented at the XXXIII IAHS World Congress on Housing, 27-30 September 2005,"Transforming Housing Environments through Design", University of Pretoria.	en
dc.description.abstract	The quality of subsidy housing provided by the government influences the lives of millions of South Africans directly. One of the problems experienced by residents in subsidy houses in South Africa is the problem of lacking thermal comfort. This leads to high levels of indoor pollution through the use of coal burning heating devices. For households who use electricity as a heat source this leads to high running costs. The resultant peak demand is a major problem for local governments and electricity suppliers. This paper proposes a framework that analyses the interface between social dynamics and thermal effects in order to formulate hypothesis for further research. The method is demonstrated with recent social research done in eMbalenhle in Mpumalanga, South Africa.	en
dc.format.extent	Presentation consists of 6 pages.	en
dc.format.medium	This paper was transformed from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material on the CD ROM was published using Adobe Acrobat technology.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Holm, D, Murray, M & Pauw C 2005, 'The interface between social dynamics and thermal effects in the design of subsidy housing in South Africa', paper presented at XXXIII IAHS World Congress on Housing 2005 - Transforming Housing Environments through Design (HUE), University of Pretoria.	en
dc.identifier.isbn	1-86854-627-6
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/10446
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	IAHS	en
dc.rights	Copyright shared by: International Association for Housing Science, Coral Gables/Miami, Florida 33134, USA University of Pretoria (UP), Hillcrest, Pretoria 0002, South Africa	en
dc.subject	Thermal comfort	en
dc.subject	Indoor pollution	en
dc.subject	Coal burning	en
dc.subject	Subsidy housing	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Housing -- Social aspects -- Congresses	en
dc.subject.lcsh	House construction -- Congresses	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Architecture, Domestic -- Design and construction -- Congresses	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Housing subsidies -- South Africa -- Social aspects	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Coal-fired furnaces -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Electrification -- South Africa -- eMbalenhle (Mpumalanga)	en
dc.title	The interface between social dynamics and thermal effects in the design of subsidy housing in South Africa	en
dc.type	Event	en
dc.type	Presentation	en