Injury Reducing Effect of GSHP-Heated Pedestrian Paths
Paper in proceeding, 2024
In Sweden, falls amongst pedestrians during wintertime, due to slipping on ice and snow, is a costly and growing problem. Using data on pedestrian falls from four Swedish cities, the injury-reducing effect of heated surfaces was studied. The results indicate that heated surfaces have a significant injury-reducing effect especially in cities with more ice and snow. Currently, district heating is used as a heat source and at an increasing cost. By using GSHP systems as a heat source, the cost could be considerably lowered, and in this way secure the further use and expansion of heated pedestrian paths.
Author
Khabat Amin
Swedish Transport Agency
Bijan Adl-Zarrabi
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Building Technology
Olof Andersson
Geostrata handelsbolag
Jordanka Kovaceva
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Safety
Marianne Andersson
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Safety
Beshara Sawaya
Stiftelsen Chalmers Industriteknik
Finn Nilson
Karlstad University
Anna K Carlsson
Chalmers, Mechanics and Maritime Sciences (M2), Vehicle Safety
International Ground Source Heat Pump Association-Research Conference
227-235
International Ground Source Heat Pump Association-Research Conference
Montréal, Québec, Canada,
Montréal, Québec, Canada,
The effects of heated streets on injuries of pedestrians and cyclists
Swedish Transport Administration (2016/19843), 2016-01-01 -- 2018-08-31.
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Transport
Energy
Health Engineering
Subject Categories
Energy Engineering
Infrastructure Engineering
Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
DOI
10.22488/okstate.24.000024