Really Trapped in the Heat?

Accounting for Occupants' Efforts in Panel Apartment Blocks

Authors

  • Béla Janky
    Affiliation

    Department of Sociology and Communication, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Egry J. u. 1, Hungary
    Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence, H-1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán utca 4, Hungary

  • János Balázs Kocsis
    Affiliation

    Department of Sociology and Communication, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Egry J. u. 1, Hungary
    Department of Geography, Geoeconomy and Sustainable Development, Institute for International, Political and Regional Studies, Corvinus University of Budapest, H-1093 Budapest, Fővám tér 8, Hungary

https://doi.org/10.3311/PPso.13085

Abstract

This paper aims to account for the role of occupants' efforts in reducing the space-heating costs of panel apartments linked to district heating systems. We present the findings of a questionnaire survey among residents of North-West Budapest (Hungary). Our results show that the roles of efforts are limited in the panel housing context, but wider access to appropriate information on those (limited) opportunities could significantly alleviate the burden on households trapped in an inadequate space heating regime.

Keywords:

energy efficiency, panel apartments, district heating, reducing household costs

Published Online

2022-06-14

How to Cite

Janky, B., Kocsis, J. B. (2022) “Really Trapped in the Heat? Accounting for Occupants’ Efforts in Panel Apartment Blocks”, Periodica Polytechnica Social and Management Sciences, 30(2), pp. 106–113. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPso.13085

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Articles