Warm homes, greener living: reducing energy poverty in Daniel McIntyre and St. Matthews through energy retrofits
| dc.contributor.author | Schulz, Kari | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Skelton, Ian (City Planning) Rogers, Jennifer (Province of Manitoba) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | van Vliet, David (City Planning) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-09T19:45:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-01-09T19:45:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-01-09 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | City Planning | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of City Planning (M.C.P.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This research examines energy poverty in the Daniel McIntyre and St. Matthews (DMSM) neighbourhoods in the city of Winnipeg. Energy poverty, defined as households spending more than 6% of their income on energy expenditures, affects as many as 50% of households in DMSM. Energy poverty can be alleviated through energy retrofits for dwellings such as weather stripping; increasing insulation in exterior walls, the attic and basement; and installing a high-efficiency furnace. The recommendations include: establishing consistent housing and energy efficiency policies; increasing the flexibility of utility on-bill financing; levying the necessary capital for energy retrofits through municipal financing mechanisms; increasing the knowledge and capacity of local residents; increasing the knowledge and capacity of local contractors for sustainable design and construction; creating a provincial strategy to increase the energy efficiency of social housing; developing low-income energy efficiency programs for rental properties; and increasing access to renewable energy sources. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | February 2012 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/5050 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | energy poverty | en_US |
| dc.subject | energy efficiency | en_US |
| dc.subject | low-income | en_US |
| dc.subject | renewable energy | en_US |
| dc.subject | sustainable housing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Winnipeg neighbourhoods | en_US |
| dc.title | Warm homes, greener living: reducing energy poverty in Daniel McIntyre and St. Matthews through energy retrofits | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |