Europe faces significant challenges, such as an ageing population, shortage of energy, and climate change. As elderly people's physical and adaptive abilities decline, their needs for health and comfort in the indoor environment rise. The gradually expanding elderly population may result in increased building energy consumption and a higher carbon footprint. 

However, indoor comfort standards are usually targeted at healthy young populations and address singular domain environments. Little knowledge is in the literature about how to balance well-being and energy consumption in multi-domain indoor environments (thermal, visual, acoustic and indoor air quality) for older adults. This knowledge gap has motivated Age-Adapt. 

Start date: September 2024 - End date: September 2026

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