What research can provide robust evidence about the health impacts of poor indoor air quality, overheating, fuel poverty, and exposure to hazards?
Background
Following the Grenfell inquiry, MHCLG committed to accelerating building remediation and ensuring building safety. The department is interested in developing its understanding of the drivers of behaviour across the industry, and the benefits and potential risks that technological change may bring. We also have a focus on exploring the issues that affect different housing tenures.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Health Effects of Modern Airtight Construction: Follow-on funding
The way that buildings have been designed and constructed has changed rapidly in recent years, driven to a significant extent by the need to meet challenges of climate change and energy costs, but also to reduce costs an...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
This project specifically addresses the health impacts of poor indoor air quality and ventilation in modern airtight construction.
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Health effects of modern airtight construction
Awareness of the impacts of climate change, rising energy prices, fuel poverty and a demand for energy security have prompted significant changes in design thinking, construction practice, building materials and building...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
This project also focuses on the health effects of modern airtight construction and indoor air quality issues.
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Healthy Energy Efficient Dwellings (HEED)
As people spend up to 90% of their time indoor; exposure to poor Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) may negatively affect their health. Moreover, the COVID19 pandemic has revealed the profound social vulnerability of certain group...
Funded by: MRC
Why might this be relevant?
While this project addresses indoor air quality and thermal comfort, it does not specifically mention poor indoor air quality, overheating, fuel poverty, and exposure to hazards.