Abstract
In recent years, with the change in house styles in rural Thailand, the favorite place in the house and lifestyle of inhabitants has also altered. This causes an increase in energy use. Therefore, this research was conducted in order to clarify the influence on energy use of the house style, communication with the neighborhood, and happiness through the favorite place in the house and daily activities. The study identified that people who like to stay in the outside space, such as the open space beneath the house and the garden, showed higher happiness. Spending more time outside helped to communicate with the neighborhood and family, and also to use less the air conditioner and electric fan. Such a lifestyle contributes to the development of a low carbon society.
Highlights
In recent years, energy consumption has increased significantly in many developing countries along with economic development
It is difficult for developing countries to make energy consumption efficiency, including energy saving activities, as high as the increase in energy consumption caused by the dependency on air conditioners
The renovations are made to add an indoor space to an outdoor open space on the first floor
Summary
Energy consumption (carbon dioxide emissions) has increased significantly in many developing countries along with economic development. There are several factors that reduce carbon dioxide emissions in traditional houses, including the ways of living there. Likewise in Thailand, there exist a number of studies on building technology for reducing carbon emissions in Thai houses. There are not many, but some studies on the low carbon lifestyle including the temperature setting of air conditioners and the use of low carbon houses and appliances [5,6,7]. These are important, it is necessary to take another approach considering the growing speed of energy consumption. It is assumed that there is a relation between changes of house styles in rural Thailand and changes in people’s living behavior
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