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Home Rx: The Health Benefits of Home Performance

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National Center for Healthy Housing, U.S. Department of Energy, Wilson, Jonathan, USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building Technologies Office Corporate), Jacobs, David, Reddy, Amanda, Tohn, Ellen, Cohen, Jonathan, Jacobsohn, Ely·2016
DOI 10.2172/1420234
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Evidence in a new, groundbreaking U.S. Department of Energy report, Home Rx: The Health Benefits of Home Performance, shows that home performance upgrades can improve the quality of a home’s indoor environment by reducing the prevalence of harmful indoor air pollutants and contaminants. Until recently, no systematic review of this evidence had been conducted, limiting full understanding of the link between home performance and health. This new report summarizes current knowledge and identifies research gaps. The design characteristics and results of each of the 40 studies considered in the report are summarized in a searchable matrix.

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  • Numerous studies in low-income housing indicate significant health and indoor air quality improvements, and these studies have demonstrated significant improvements in self-reported general, physical, and mental health.

    “Numerous studies in low-income housing indicate significant health and indoor air quality improvements, which have been most recently reviewed by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (110) and by the US Department of Energy (171). As in the United Kingdom, these studies have demonstrated significant improvements in self-reported general, physical, and mental health.”

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National Center for Healthy Housing, U. S. D. O. E., Wilson, J., USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), B. T. O. (.-5. (. T. O. C., Jacobs, D., Reddy, A., Tohn, E., Cohen, J., & Jacobsohn, E.
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  • National Center for Healthy Housing (US)
  • United States Department of Energy (US)
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Wilson, Jonathan
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Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
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2016-12-01
DOI
10.2172/1420234
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W2801090326
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  • USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building Technologies Office Corporate)
  • DOE (NONE)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building energy efficiency and sustainability
Keywords
indoor air quality, indoor air pollutants, health benefits, energy efficiency, research gaps

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