Designing for the future? Integrating energy efficiency and universal design in Belgian passive houses

Energy efficiency and universal design in housing are high on policy and research agendas. Although in both domains there are policies and programs which aim to convince homeowners to adopt energy efficiency measures or universal design, they have had limited results and rarely take into account the impact on the other domain. Better integration could lead to more sustainable and appealing housing concepts to emerge, resulting in more effective policy. Currently there is scarce research that investigates the integration in private housing of energy efficiency and lifelong living, a physical ou... Mehr ...