Reports
Occupant Health Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency
Tohn Environmental Strategies team, with Foreword by E4TheFuture
2016
The paper builds understanding and access to relevant data that can support inclusion of health impacts as a public benefit of energy efficiency.
The 35-page paper: Reviews and summarizes research studies of residential energy efficiency and related ventilation upgrades; Discusses ways that programs have monetized occupant health co-benefits; Identifies where research gaps exist, and/or where research can be improved and leveraged; Provides an overview of innovative programs that combine energy efficiency and health-focused home repairs
E4TheFuture invites readers of this paper to collaborate on integrated approaches to improving indoor air quality of homes across the U.S. and beyond.