Extending possible futures of summer comfort in Dutch households: Phase 2 report 'Anticipating the role of smart technologies in the dynamics of everyday life'

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Abstract

Due to climate change, the frequencies, temperatures, and durations of heatwaves and levels of solar gain in the Netherlands are expected to increase. How Dutch households will deal with these new circumstances is still uncertain, but the experienced and anticipated consequences of climate change have set in motion a range of developments that are (re)shaping Dutch practices of summer comfort.

This report presents the results of Phase 2, of a case study that explores whether and how preventing lock-in into the unhealthy and energy-intensive dependence on artificial cooling is still possible for the Dutch context.

Inspired by the performative power of future visions, this phase focused on diversifying imagined futures of summer comfort away from the dominant ‘techno-hedonist’ persona who prefers customized, pleasurable aesthetic experiences requiring low effort.

By assuming futures in which people are willing and able to learn new skills, and to change their expectations of comfort and ‘normal’ living within a changing climate, the sixteen concepts presented are deliberately provocative.

While not meant as solutions, they help to open up the design space and form a stepping stone for the third phase in which new solutions will be developed.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherEindhoven University of Technology
Number of pages103
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jul 2022

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