Descripción del proyecto
El envejecimiento de la población y los problemas de confort en espacios interiores
Europa se enfrenta a retos derivados del envejecimiento de su población, la escasez de energía y el cambio climático. A medida que disminuyen las capacidades físicas de las personas mayores y aumentan sus necesidades de confort en espacios interiores, los edificios consumen más energía, lo cual repercute en el medio ambiente. Las normativas actuales de confort en espacios interiores se centran sobre todo en personas más jóvenes y sanas, pasando por alto las diferentes necesidades de las personas mayores en múltiples aspectos como, por ejemplo, la temperatura, la iluminación, el ruido y la calidad del aire. En el proyecto Age-Adapt, financiado por las acciones Marie Skłodowska-Curie, se pretende mejorar el bienestar y reducir el consumo de energía de las personas mayores estudiando cómo se adaptan a distintos espacios interiores. Mediante experimentos en laboratorios vivientes y estudios de campo, los investigadores evaluarán los ciclos adaptativos, fundamentarán las normativas de diseño de interiores y promoverán el envejecimiento sostenible y las prácticas respetuosas con el clima.
Objetivo
Europe faces significant challenges, such as an ageing population, shortage of energy, and climate change. As elderly people's physical and adaptive abilities decline, their needs for health and comfort in the indoor environment rise. The gradually expanding elderly population may result in increased building energy consumption and a higher carbon footprint. However, indoor comfort standards are usually targeted at healthy young populations and address singular domain environment. Little knowledge is in the literature about how to balance well-being and energy consumption in multi-domain indoor environments (thermal, visual, acoustic and indoor air quality) for older adults. This knowledge gap has motivated Age-Adapt. We aim to improve well-being and minimize energy consumption by comprehending the adaptive cycles for elderly people in the multi-domain indoor environments , enabling us to propose adaptive strategies. A three-stage hierarchical research methodology combining living lab experiments with fixed and adjustable environmental conditions and field investigations will be created, allowing to: 1. Assess the effects of multi-domain indoor environments on the physiological, behavioural, and psychological adaptation of older adults. 2. Assess the role of physiological, psychological, and energy consumption benefits after behaviours have occurred. 3. Create models, evaluations, and strategies for adaptive comfort in indoor multi-domain environments for older adults at different health levels. The impact of Age-Adapt on the scientific community, industry and the general public will be significant and sustainable: it will offer input into the establishment of indoor environmental design standards and behavioral adaptation guidelines for elderly people, drive the development of products for indoor environmental comfort and health management, and contribute to the goals of healthy aging and climate neutrality.
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Programa(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régimen de financiación
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European FellowshipsCoordinador
2800 Kongens Lyngby
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