Review of the indoor environmental quality and energy consumption studies for low income households in Europe

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 536; pp. 316 - 330
• Main Authors: Kolokotsa, D., Santamouris, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2015
• Subjects: Air Pollution, Indoor - statistics & numerical data; energy; Energy consumption; Energy poverty; Environmental quality; Europe; European Union; Family Characteristics; Fuels; Households; Housing - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Income; Indoor; Indoor environmental quality; Indoor environments; Low income households; Poverty; Residential energy; specific energy; Europe; ANE, Europe; Energy consumption; Indoor environmental quality; Low income households; Energy poverty

The term energy poverty is used to describe a situation of a household not able to satisfy socially and materially the required levels of its energy services. Energy and fuel poverty is an increasing problem in the European Union. Although the specific conditions vary from country to country the dri...