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A Study on Living Conditions and Thermal Environment in Korean Jjok-bangs

대구 쪽방촌 주거환경실태 조사 및 열환경 분석 연구

Wontaek Ryu*
,
HyunCheol Seo**
,
Won-Hwa Hong***
유원택 *
,
서현철 **
,
홍원화 ***
*정회원(주저자), 경북대학교 건설환경에너지공학부 박사과정
**정회원(교신저자), 경북대학교 건설환경에너지융합기술원 연구 초빙교수, 공학박사
***정회원(공동저자), 경북대학교 건설환경에너지공학부 교수, 공학박사
Corresponding AuthorHyunCheol Seo, Convergence Institute of Construction and Energy Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80, Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 44665, Korea E-mail: Charles@knu.ac.kr
25 December 2021. pp. 101-109
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Abstract

A Jjok-bang is a subdivided rental housing unit inhabited by low-income residents. Each renter occupies a single small room and must share bathroom and kitchen facilities with other residents. These vulnerable individuals struggle with both housing and energy poverty and are often on the verge of homelessness. Jjok-bang houses are typically old buildings that do not have proper heating, cooling, insulation, or ventilation systems, so it is necessary to develop a welfare program to advocate for Jjok-bang residents who are vulnerable to the dangers posed by substandard housing environments. In this study, a thermal environment measurement and an interview survey of Jjok-bang residents were conducted and result of thermal vulnerability assessment based on PMV method were presented. Of the surveyed residents, 87.7% were either unemployed or day laborers living in Jjok-bang due to financial difficulties. The house surveyed was an old building that had been constructed more than 40 years ago and was poorly insulated. The results of indoor thermal environment measurements and PMV analysis showed that neither winter nor summer living conditions satisfied the minimum housing standards suggested by domestic and international guidelines.

Keywords
Energy poverty
Korean Dosshouses
Indoor thermal environment
Thermal comfort
키워드
에너지 빈곤층
쪽방
실내온열환경
온열쾌적감
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  • Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
  • Volume : 32
  • No :6
  • Pages :101-109
  • Received Date : 2021-11-08
  • Revised Date : 2021-11-18
  • Accepted Date : 2021-11-25
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2021.32.6.0101
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