TY - GEN
T1 - Public health outcomes of climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in the built environment
AU - Vardoulakis, Sotiris
AU - Shrubsole, Clive
AU - Milner, James
AU - Ridley, Ian
AU - Biddulph, Phillip
AU - Lai, Ka Man
AU - Wilkinson, Paul
AU - Chalabi, Zaid
AU - Ucci, Marcella
AU - Davies, Michael
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Energy efficiency
KW - Environmental exposure
KW - Heat stress
KW - Indoor air quality
KW - Ventilation
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M3 - Conference proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:84883356012
SN - 9781627480758
T3 - 10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
SP - 687
EP - 692
BT - 10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
T2 - 10th International Conference on Healthy Buildings 2012
Y2 - 8 July 2012 through 12 July 2012
ER -