Thermal conditions in households and assessment of building's flexibility potential. Variations in time, space and between dwellings

There is little specific knowledge of actual temperature conditions in buildings. This paper contributes with results from a detailed long-term monitoring campaign 17 households. Furthermore, these measurements are combined qualitative interviews 22 occupants 16 households, on their heating practices. Implications for the assessment heat demand flexibility potential discussed, and it suggested that including future experiments can be way to reach full buildings renewable energy sources dependent system. Quantitative data show vary time space within each dwelling between dwellings. In same apartment, difference spaces 7 K. The living rooms have most homogeneous distribution during 24 h period bedrooms significant variations. Qualitative indicate aspects of: Activities performed by occupants; Caring things, others oneself; Comfort; Convenience; Natural material surroundings affect occupants’ •Occupants' thermal preferences time, space, •Area-weighted average does not represent space. •Heating practices activity, caring, comfort, convenience, surroundings. • Building must include occupant