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GREEN: Cool & Care—Research and Development of Greening Measures in Nursing Homes in Austria. Technical and Social Interconnections

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  • Katharina Halbmayer

    (Research Unit of Ecological Building Technologies, Institute of Material Technology, Building Physics and Building Ecology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, A-1040 Vienna, Austria)

  • Jutta Hollands

    (Research Unit of Ecological Building Technologies, Institute of Material Technology, Building Physics and Building Ecology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, A-1040 Vienna, Austria)

  • Sara Alasu

    (Research Unit of Ecological Building Technologies, Institute of Material Technology, Building Physics and Building Ecology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, A-1040 Vienna, Austria)

  • Azra Korjenic

    (Research Unit of Ecological Building Technologies, Institute of Material Technology, Building Physics and Building Ecology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, A-1040 Vienna, Austria)

  • Barbara Pichler

    (Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna, A-1080 Vienna, Austria)

  • Elisabeth Reitinger

    (Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna, A-1080 Vienna, Austria)

  • Eva Zojer

    (Department of Research and Innovation, Health Agency of Lower Austria, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria)

  • Bente Knoll

    (B-NK GmbH Büro für Nachhaltige Kompetenz, Schoenbrunner Strasse 59-61/10, A-1050 Vienna, Austria)

  • Agnes Renkin

    (B-NK GmbH Büro für Nachhaltige Kompetenz, Schoenbrunner Strasse 59-61/10, A-1050 Vienna, Austria)

  • Ralf Dopheide

    (Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Dopheide e.U. Schoenbrunner Strasse 59-61/10, A-1050 Vienna, Austria)

Abstract

According to demographic data, the percentage of elderly people within the population is growing, representing a vulnerable group to the effects of increasing heat, but little attention has been paid to developed adaptation measures. In addition, many older people leave their familiar homes and live in nursing homes. The person-centred care pursues creating spaces of high living quality for these people in nursing homes, to which plants and greenery can contribute. Greening is also considered an effective climate change adaptation measure. To create healthy conditions for this vulnerable group of elderly, both technical and social factors must be considered, and accordingly, a successful solution can only be achieved in an interdisciplinary way. The research and development of the project “Green: Cool & Care” dealt with this outset from a building physics, social, and nursing science perspective, and concepts to integrate greening measures in nursing homes were developed jointly by researchers, planners, staff, volunteers, and residents. For this purpose, measurement campaigns of air quality parameters, individual interviews and focus groups, as well as co-creative workshops were conducted aiming to include the objective building conditions as well as the subjective needs in developing and, in a further step, implementing greening measures.

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  • Katharina Halbmayer & Jutta Hollands & Sara Alasu & Azra Korjenic & Barbara Pichler & Elisabeth Reitinger & Eva Zojer & Bente Knoll & Agnes Renkin & Ralf Dopheide, 2021. "GREEN: Cool & Care—Research and Development of Greening Measures in Nursing Homes in Austria. Technical and Social Interconnections," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-16, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:20:p:11469-:d:658416
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    1. Jutta Hollands & Eldira Sesto & Azra Korjenic, 2022. "Thermal Comfort in a Greened Office Building: Investigation and Evaluation through Measurement and Survey," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-27, November.

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