Public health outcomes of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the built environment

Sotiris Vardoulakis; Clive Shrubsole; James Milner; Ian Ridley; Phillip Biddulph; Ka Man Lai; Paul Wilkinson; Zaid Chalabi; Marcella Ucci; Michael Davies

Public health outcomes of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the built environment

Sotiris Vardoulakis^*, Clive Shrubsole, James Milner, Ian Ridley, Phillip Biddulph, Ka Man Lai, Paul Wilkinson, Zaid Chalabi, Marcella Ucci, Michael Davies

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Abstract

Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the built environment can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and also bring ancillary public health benefits by reducing coldrelated mortality and indoor air pollution. However, increased airtightness of dwellings may have some negative effects on health related to thermal stress and chemical and biological contamination, if adequate ventilation is not maintained. A modelling case study focusing on indoor PM2.5 in London dwellings shows that personal exposure and related health impacts can be substantially reduced if energy efficiency measures, combined with mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR), are implemented. These findings have implications for policies aiming to mitigate climate change and improve energy efficiency of dwellings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
Pages	687-692
Number of pages	6
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Duration: 8 Jul 2012 → 12 Jul 2012

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Name	10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
Volume	1

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane, QLD
Period	8/07/12 → 12/07/12

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Civil and Structural Engineering

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Energy efficiency
Environmental exposure
Heat stress
Indoor air quality
Ventilation

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Vardoulakis, S., Shrubsole, C., Milner, J., Ridley, I., Biddulph, P., Lai, K. M., Wilkinson, P., Chalabi, Z., Ucci, M., & Davies, M. (2012). Public health outcomes of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the built environment. In 10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012 (pp. 687-692). (10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012; Vol. 1).

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Public health outcomes of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the built environment. / Vardoulakis, Sotiris; Shrubsole, Clive; Milner, James et al.
10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012. 2012. p. 687-692 (10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012; Vol. 1).

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Public health outcomes of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the built environment

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