Climate Change, the Indoor Environment, and Health
US Committee on the Effect of Climate Change on Indoor Air Quality and Public Health
Board on Population Health and
Available online at: http://bit.ly/mOj0eu
“……Indoor environmental conditions exert considerable influence on health, learning, and productivity. Poor environmental conditions and indoor contaminants are estimated to cost the
Climate change has the potential to affect the indoor environment. There is a large literature on how the indoor environment influences occupant health and how the external environment influences the indoor environment under different climate conditions. Research on the possible effects of climate change on human health is also emerging. However, the intersection of those bodies of research—the fraction specifically on the effects of climate change on human health in the indoor environment—is small. Such studies are complicated by the fact that the effects of climate change on indoor environmental quality are region-dependent and vary with the age and condition of the regionally dependent built environment.
Multiple parts of government and the private sector have a stake in issues of climate change, indoor environmental quality, and public health, but no one body has lead responsibility. As a result, there is a lack of leadership in identifying potential hazards, formulating solutions, and setting research and policy priorities….”
Contents
Report Synopsis
1 INTRODUCTION
2 BACKGROUND 2
Elements of Climate-Change Research Relevant to the Built Environment and Public Health
Adverse Exposures Associated with Climate-Change–Induced Alterations in the Indoor Environment
Time Spent in the Indoor Environment
Climate Change and Vulnerable Populations
3 GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE-SECTOR INVOLVEMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE, INDOOR ENVIRONMENT, AND HEALTH ISSUES
4 AIR QUALITY
5 DAMPNESS, MOISTURE, AND FLOODING
6 INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PESTS
7 THERMAL STRESS
8 BUILDING VENTILATION, WEATHERIZATION, AND ENERGY USE
Energy Use in Buildings
Building Weatherization
Energy-Efficiency Programs for Buildings
Energy Star
Product-Labeling and Building-Certification Programs
Health Issues Related to Weatherization
Synthesis
Conclusions
References
9 KEY FINDINGS, GUIDING PRINCIPLES, AND PRIORITY ISSUES FOR ACTION
APPENDIXES
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