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MICRA/MARC (Manchester Architecture Research Centre) Joint Seminar Ageing and Energy Consumption: Rethinking Policy and Practice from Research

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Dates:9 July 2013
Times:14:00 - 16:00
What is it:Seminar
Organiser:Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA)
How much:Free
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Speakers: Professor Andrew Dobson (Politics, Keele University) - Making energy discussable: the role of community knowledge networks Dr Rosie Day (Environmental Science, University of Birmingham) - Older age and energy justice Dr Alan Lewis (Architecture, University of Manchester) - Thermal Comfort and Sustainable Technologies in Extra-Care Housing Discussant: Professor James Goodwin (Head of Research Age UK and Physiology, Visiting Professor at Loughborough University) Chair: Professor Chris Phillipson

Energy issues are of increasing concern to all households and communities but especially to vulnerable groups within the older population. This seminar examines some of the latest research about the way in which knowledge about energy is transmitted, the challenge of fuel poverty in later life, and the role of sustainable technologies in extra-care housing.

Price: Free

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