When we think of heating transitions, we often imagine new technologies replacing old ones, wood stoves giving way to oil boilers, district heating networks, and more recently heat pumps. However, heating transitions are not just about adopting new technologies but also about how households adapt, persist, and improvise. These practices embody cultural norms, economic realities, and intergenerational memories. Understanding which practices are forgotten, which persist, and which can be revived in moments of disruption is crucial for designing heating policies that are socially robust and attentive to lived realities.
Read the blog here: Heating practices across time: what we remember, keep, and revive.
Read the full open access article here: Home heating cultures in transition.
