Individual heat metering and charging of multi‐dwelling residential housing
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to look more closely at the residents' attitude to individual heat metering and charging systems (IMC) of multi‐family dwellings in residential properties, and to evaluate the tenant's perception of IMC and how it may affect the continued expansion of such systems.
Design/methodology/approach
The research in this paper is based on a questionnaire and interviews with tenants at two municipal housing companies, in Sweden, that currently are using IMC.
Findings
The studies in this paper show certain dissatisfaction with the applied IMC systems. This depends partly on the tenant's perceived lack of knowledge and partly because of the technical shortcomings of the IMC system.
Originality/value
In order to increase the extension of IMC a better understanding is required of how the systems work and why they are used. Information to the tenants needs to be improved and techniques need to be developed to create fairer systems of IMC and thus increase the level of acceptance from both landlords and tenants.
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Citation
Siggelsten, S. and Olander, S. (2010), "Individual heat metering and charging of multi‐dwelling residential housing", Structural Survey, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp. 207-214. https://doi.org/10.1108/02630801011058933
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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