How does air conditioning become ‘needed’? A case study of routes, rationales and dynamics
How does air conditioning become ‘needed’? A case study of routes, rationales and dynamics
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空调如何变得“需要”？路线、原理和动态的案例研究
DOI：
10.1016/j.erss.2014.08.002
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发表时间：
2014
影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Sam Brown
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作者：
G. Walker;E. Shove;Sam Brown
在英国，空调在非住宅建筑中越来越普遍。从能源和碳的角度来看，这是有问题的。确定防止进一步依赖空调的方法取决于了解使用空调的地点和原因。我们利用对一个复杂案例研究地点——英国北部的一家医院——引入冷却的分析来探索所涉及的变化过程。我们发现，空调的普及是多种情境需求形成的反复时刻的结果。我们认为，建筑设计、翻新、再利用和热系统“修复”过程中的各个切入点都赶上了医院机构背景和工作实践的更广泛变化。内部空间的使用和再利用，对热辐射和热敏技术的依赖，以及满足运营目标的巨大压力，这些因素结合在一起，形成了空调的必要性。这些发现的影响超出了案例研究的范围。限制空调的普及需要多种定制策略，区分各种形式的“需求”，以及参与制冷需求制定的政策意愿。
In the UK, air conditioning is becoming increasingly common in non-domestic buildings. From an energy and carbon perspective this is problematic. Identifying methods of preventing further reliance on air conditioning depends on understanding where and why it is being used. We draw on an analysis of the introduction of cooling in one complex case study site – a hospital in the north of the UK – to explore the processes of change involved. We find that the spread of air conditioning is an outcome of repeated moments at which multiple, situated forms of need become established. We argue that the various entry points in processes of building design, refurbishment, reuse and thermal system ‘repair’ are caught up in wider changes in the institutional context and working practices of the hospital. The use and reuse of internal space, increased reliance on heat emitting and heat sensitive technology and intense pressure to meet operational targets come together to create specific conjunctions in which air conditioning is seen to be necessary. These findings have implications beyond the case study setting. Limiting the spread of air conditioning requires multiple, customised strategies which differentiate between various forms of ‘need’, and a policy willingness to engage with the making of cooling demand.
影响因子：
6.7
作者：
Kolokotroni, M.;Ren, X.;Mavrogianni, A.
通讯作者：
Mavrogianni, A.