Equal Couples in Equal Houses : Cultural perspectives on Swedish solar and bio-pellet heating design

Abstract

Scandinavia is inhabited by 'kitchen-people ' (Gullestad 1984). They are a people who dwell in steady, well insulated houses with pitched roofs; a people who love spending time with family and friends in the kitchen, and who put a lot of effort into making their homes warm and cosy. They are a people who tend to emphasize similarity as a sign of equality, and who,