Health and financial benefits of weatherizing low-income homes in the southeastern United States

Tonn, Bruce; Rose, Erin; Hawkins, Beth; Marincic, Michaela

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107847

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“…The NHCS similarly applies to the nexus of housing and climate issues; homes in poor repair are likely also to need energy efficiency improvements. Home weatherization is associated with a lower carbon footprint and monetary and healthy benefits for residents (Tonn et al, 2023). Through NHCS-informed methods, outreach time and money can be focused on those homes that pose the most significant risk to their occupants.…”

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A Parcel Level Housing Conditions Survey in Academic and Civil Context

Wilson,

Bowles

2024

Sage Open

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There is a growing awareness that the condition of the built environment has a substantial impact on health. Systematic housing conditions surveys are a method for developing information about the physical condition of housing. This paper introduces the Center for Economic Information’s (CEI) Neighborhood Housing Conditions Survey (NHCS). We discuss the history and implementation of the NHCS in light of other academic and civic housing conditions surveys. The paper also reviews the history and method of the NHCS. We find that housing conditions surveys are generally designed from scratch for each new research program, translating survey results into policy remains underdeveloped in the scholarly literature, and heterogeneity between surveys reduces the ability to compare observations across space and time. The NHCS may address some of these issues, suitable as an “off the shelf” template, adjustable to suit programmatic needs, and providing a baseline consistency across space and time.

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A Parcel Level Housing Conditions Survey in Academic and Civil Context

Wilson,

Bowles

2024

Sage Open

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“…Los programas gubernamentales pueden ayudar a las familias a reducir sus costos energéticos 229 . La climatización de los hogares puede mejorar las condiciones de salud y reducir los costos de salud a la vez que reduce las emisiones de GHG, lo que proporciona beneficios sociales superiores al costo de implementación (KM 5.3) 230,231 . Existen beneficios para la salud autodeclarados derivados de la rehabilitación energética en hogares con escasos recursos 232 .…”

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