Page 24 - CodeWatcher Spring 2017 Issue

Health Upsides

of Home Energy

Efficiency Measures

New research offers A report released recently by E4TheFuture, which promotes
residential clean energy and sustainability, examines the
hard evidence body of research supporting the considerable benefits of
home performance/energy efficiency measures. The report
concludes that not only do energy efficiency measures, such
that home energy as increased insulation and air sealing, improved heating,
and ventilation increase the comfort of the home, but also
efficiency and provide considerable occupant health benefits.
Occupant Health Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency
builds upon a broader literature review conducted by the
health benefits U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Home RX: Health Benefits
of Home Performance: A Review of Current Evidence, which
go hand in hand. was developed to summarize studies that evaluated occupant
health-related outcomes associated with energy upgrades
and home performance improvements.
BY STACY FITZGERALD-REDD E4TheFuture seeks to identify ways the results can be
better leveraged in policy and consumer messaging about
the benefits of home energy efficiency activities.

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