Thermal comfort in smart homes for an aging population

L. Schellen; J. van Hoof

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-01583-5_64

Thermal comfort in smart homes for an aging population

L. Schellen^*
, J. van Hoof

^*Corresponding author for this work

Humane Biologie

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Abstract

The number of older adults is increasing rapidly, and the majority of older adults wish to age in place. Furthermore, these demographical changes put a large stress on the healthcare system. Therefore, adequate aging-in-place strategies become significantly important. Appropriate and comfortable housing is one of the key determinants to facilitate this desire. One of the aspects of concern is thermal comfort. Since the thermal requirements differ between young adults and the older counterparts, current models for assessing thermal comfort are not sufficiently accurate to be used for older adults. This chapter provides an overview of thermal comfort in relation to aging and the way smart home technologies including smart thermostats can contribute to well-being and health with respect to aging-in-place strategies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Smart Homes, Health Care and Well-Being
Editors	Joost van Hoof, George Demiris, Eveline J.M. Wouters
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	475-484
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319015835
ISBN (Print)	9783319015828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01583-5_64
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

Keywords

Aged population
Home automation
Smart homes
Thermal comfort

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