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Air Quality
Visualized analysis of global green buildings: Development, barriers and future directions
Green building is an important measure to deal with energy and environment problems in the construction sector of the world. In this study, knowledge mapping analysis is used, and 3,060
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Green building Subject analysis Visualization research Literature review
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
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- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
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- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known. This review fills in this gap by providing comprehensive methodological guidance on
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
- Biodiversity
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adverse side effects social cost-benefit analysis integrated assessment models decision support
Built and natural environment planning principles for promoting health: an umbrella review
Background
The built and natural environment and health are inextricably linked. However, there is considerable debate surrounding the strength and quality of the evidence base underpinning principles of good practice
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- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
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Umbrella review Built and natural environment Health Planning
Residential energy efficiency retrofits: potential unintended consequences
Improving the energy efficiency of the residential building stock has increasingly been promoted by policy makers as a means of reducing energy demand in the residential sector. We review the
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- Household Savings
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energy efficiency retrofitting radon Mould growth radio signal attenuation overheating
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
A Review of the Relation between Household Indoor Temperature and Health Outcomes
This paper provides a review of research that addresses the relationship between indoor temperatures and health outcomes, taking into consideration studies that focus heat or cold exposure within the household
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- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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indoor environment indoor temperature Health fuel poverty
Perspectives of naturally ventilated buildings: A review
Naturally ventilated buildings have been worldwide increasingly welcomed, given the current global awareness toward environmental sustainability, indoor health-quality and renewable energy. As Natural Ventilation (NV) performance relies on building design
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- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
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natural ventilation Thermal comfort Energy savings Ventilation performance evaluation Building simulation Parametrization
The Mega Conversion Program from kerosene to LPG in Indonesia: Lessons learned and recommendations for future clean cooking energy expansion
Background
In 2007, the Indonesian Government instigated a national program to convert domestic kerosene users to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. This was primarily motivated by the rising cost
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
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LPG Kerosene Clean fuels Clean cooking Fuel subsidies
Understanding the contextual influences of the health outcomes of residential energy efficiency interventions: realist review
Residential energy efficiency interventions are complex social and construction programmes that may benefit health, yet the interactions between the material improvements, health and health-related outcomes, and householder responses are not
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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Property condition housing policy welfare state Energy efficiency health intervention
Mould growth in energy efficient buildings: Causes, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risk
Today, buildings still account for almost half of the global energy consumption and carbon emission. This highlights the necessity to increase energy efficiency requirements worldwide in a common effort to
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- Air Quality
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
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Mould growth Indoor environmental quality Energy efficiency Building Envelope Literature review
Association of residential energy efficiency retrofits with indoor environmental quality, comfort, and health: A review of empirical data
This paper reviews empirical data from evaluations of the influence of residential energy efficiency retrofits on indoor environmental quality conditions and self-reported thermal comfort and health. Data were extracted from
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- Household Savings
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Energy efficiency Indoor environmental quality Residential Retrofit Thermal comfort Health
Policy for low carbon (energy efficiency) retrofit/renovation of residential buildings
This rapid review identified two results extracted from the eight studies (published between 2013 and 2018) that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Firstly, our analysis identified five common themes across the
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Low carbon policy retrofit renovation rapid review systematic review Energy efficiency
Polyurethane insulation and household products – A systematic review of their impact on indoor environmental quality
We systematically review the impact of polyurethane insulation and polyurethane household products on the indoor environmental quality of buildings. The review breaks down polyurethane products into constituent compounds (isocyanate, polyol
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- Air Quality
- Economic Benefits
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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Insulation Exposure Health Air quality Volatile organic compound Polyurethane
Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review
Accounting for over 70% of global CO2 emissions, cities are major contributors to climate change. Acknowledging this, urban climate change adaptation and mitigation plans are increasingly developed to make progress
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- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
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Climate change Adaptation Mitigation Co-benefit Synergy Interaction energy Green infrastructure
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
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- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
High energy burden and low-income energy affordability: conclusions from a literature review
In an era of U.S. energy abundance, the persistently high energy bills paid by low-income households is troubling. After decades of weatherization and bill-payment programs, low-income households still spend a
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- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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low-income households energy affordability behavioral economics Data analytics health care benefits
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction in different economic sectors: Mitigation measures, health co-benefits, knowledge gaps, and policy implications
To date, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mitigation strategies and the accompanying health co-benefits in different economic sectors have not been fully investigated. The purpose of this paper is to review
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- Air Quality
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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Climate change Greenhouse gas Mitigation Health co-benefits Policy implications
Decoupling Office Energy Efficiency From Employees' Well-Being and Performance: A Systematic Review
Energy efficiency (i.e., the ratio of output of performance to input of energy) in office buildings can reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions, but there are barriers to widespread adoption
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- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
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energy-efficiency well-being performance office buildings systematic review decoupling
Indoor environmental quality related risk factors with energy-efficient retrofitting of housing: A literature review
There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was conducted to identify and verify
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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energy-efficiency Retrofits Dwellings IEQ-risks Health and comfort
Counting good: quantifying the co-benefits of improved efficiency in buildings
Many recent major studies, including the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, have attested that energy efficiency is humanity’s prime option to combat climate change in the short- to mid-term. The potential
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Buildings Co-Benefits Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas Mitigation energy policy
Mitigating CO2 emissions from energy use in the world's buildings
An overview of climate change mitigation opportunities in the world's buildings is presented, based on the key building-specific findings of the Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate
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- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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building stock Climate change CO2 reduction design Energy efficiency mitigation policies
A critical review of methods for the performance evaluation of passive thermal retrofits in residential buildings
The existing residential building stock accounts for a substantial portion of worldwide energy consumption and greenhouse emissions. Improvements to the thermal performance of existing buildings is a vital activity to
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Thermal performance evaluation Residential building stock Building modelling Thermal retrofit Energy efficiency
Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Hospital Buildings: A Review
This paper aims to review the state of the art technologies for the energy efficiency within the hospitals sector. Hospitals are liable for an unstable amount of energy demand and
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- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
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Energy efficiency hospital Thermal comfort
Solar home systems and solar lanterns in rural areas of the Global South: What impact?
Assessing the extent of evidence available relating to the impact of solar energy for households (HHs) in developing countries, surveys are reviewed focusing on the impact of pico‐photovoltaic (e.g., solar
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- Air Quality
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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energy access Global South pico-photovoltaic rural electrification solar home systems
Asset values
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Biodiversity
Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation
The assessment literature on climate change solutions to date has emphasized technologies and options based on cost-effectiveness analysis. However, many solutions to climate change mitigation misalign with such analytical frameworks
- Policy Group(s):
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Biodiversity
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agriculture climate change mitigation demand-side measures end use transportation urban infrastructure structural change
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known. This review fills in this gap by providing comprehensive methodological guidance on
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
- Biodiversity
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adverse side effects social cost-benefit analysis integrated assessment models decision support
Associations between Green Building Design Strategies and Community Health Resilience to Extreme Heat Events: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
This project examined evidence linking green building design strategies with the potential to enhance community resilience to extreme heat events. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
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- Health and wellbeing
- Biodiversity
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heat-related hazards sustainable design climate change mitigation sustainable communities
A bibliometric review of green building research 2000–2016
This study presents a summary of green building research through a bibliometric approach. A total of 2980 articles published in 2000–2016 were reviewed and analyzed. The results indicated that green
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- Health and wellbeing
- Biodiversity
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Green building energy sustainability Bibliometrics Literature review
Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review
Accounting for over 70% of global CO2 emissions, cities are major contributors to climate change. Acknowledging this, urban climate change adaptation and mitigation plans are increasingly developed to make progress
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
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Climate change Adaptation Mitigation Co-benefit Synergy Interaction energy Green infrastructure
Economic Benefits
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Polyurethane insulation and household products – A systematic review of their impact on indoor environmental quality
We systematically review the impact of polyurethane insulation and polyurethane household products on the indoor environmental quality of buildings. The review breaks down polyurethane products into constituent compounds (isocyanate, polyol
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Economic Benefits
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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Insulation Exposure Health Air quality Volatile organic compound Polyurethane
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Understanding the contextual influences of the health outcomes of residential energy efficiency interventions: realist review
Residential energy efficiency interventions are complex social and construction programmes that may benefit health, yet the interactions between the material improvements, health and health-related outcomes, and householder responses are not
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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Property condition housing policy welfare state Energy efficiency health intervention
Counting good: quantifying the co-benefits of improved efficiency in buildings
Many recent major studies, including the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, have attested that energy efficiency is humanity’s prime option to combat climate change in the short- to mid-term. The potential
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Buildings Co-Benefits Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas Mitigation energy policy
Emission Saving
Indoor mould exposure: Characteristics, influences and corresponding associations with built environment—A review
While household mould growth has been increasingly highlighted in response to its adverse health outcomes and building management burden, studies are reviewed respectively from perspective of epidemiological survey, or building
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- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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Indoor environment Mould growth Building feature Design standards Moisture/mould control
Indoor environmental quality related risk factors with energy-efficient retrofitting of housing: A literature review
There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was conducted to identify and verify
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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energy-efficiency Retrofits Dwellings IEQ-risks Health and comfort
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction in different economic sectors: Mitigation measures, health co-benefits, knowledge gaps, and policy implications
To date, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mitigation strategies and the accompanying health co-benefits in different economic sectors have not been fully investigated. The purpose of this paper is to review
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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Climate change Greenhouse gas Mitigation Health co-benefits Policy implications
Scoping review to understand the potential for public health impacts of transitioning to lower carbon emission technologies and policies
Background: The transformation of the global energy sector from fossil-based fuels to low/non-carbon fuels will reduce environmental pollutant load, which in turn will benefit human health. However, with upscaling of
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- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
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Energy Transitions Health HIA LCAs Literature review low-carbon
Mould growth in energy efficient buildings: Causes, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risk
Today, buildings still account for almost half of the global energy consumption and carbon emission. This highlights the necessity to increase energy efficiency requirements worldwide in a common effort to
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
Document
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Mould growth Indoor environmental quality Energy efficiency Building Envelope Literature review
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation
The assessment literature on climate change solutions to date has emphasized technologies and options based on cost-effectiveness analysis. However, many solutions to climate change mitigation misalign with such analytical frameworks
- Policy Group(s):
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Biodiversity
Document
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agriculture climate change mitigation demand-side measures end use transportation urban infrastructure structural change
Policy for low carbon (energy efficiency) retrofit/renovation of residential buildings
This rapid review identified two results extracted from the eight studies (published between 2013 and 2018) that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Firstly, our analysis identified five common themes across the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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Low carbon policy retrofit renovation rapid review systematic review Energy efficiency
Understanding the contextual influences of the health outcomes of residential energy efficiency interventions: realist review
Residential energy efficiency interventions are complex social and construction programmes that may benefit health, yet the interactions between the material improvements, health and health-related outcomes, and householder responses are not
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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Property condition housing policy welfare state Energy efficiency health intervention
Energy Access
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation
The assessment literature on climate change solutions to date has emphasized technologies and options based on cost-effectiveness analysis. However, many solutions to climate change mitigation misalign with such analytical frameworks
- Policy Group(s):
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Biodiversity
Document
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agriculture climate change mitigation demand-side measures end use transportation urban infrastructure structural change
The Mega Conversion Program from kerosene to LPG in Indonesia: Lessons learned and recommendations for future clean cooking energy expansion
Background
In 2007, the Indonesian Government instigated a national program to convert domestic kerosene users to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. This was primarily motivated by the rising cost
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
Document
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LPG Kerosene Clean fuels Clean cooking Fuel subsidies
Solar home systems and solar lanterns in rural areas of the Global South: What impact?
Assessing the extent of evidence available relating to the impact of solar energy for households (HHs) in developing countries, surveys are reviewed focusing on the impact of pico‐photovoltaic (e.g., solar
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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energy access Global South pico-photovoltaic rural electrification solar home systems
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Energy Price
Policy for low carbon (energy efficiency) retrofit/renovation of residential buildings
This rapid review identified two results extracted from the eight studies (published between 2013 and 2018) that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Firstly, our analysis identified five common themes across the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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Low carbon policy retrofit renovation rapid review systematic review Energy efficiency
Counting good: quantifying the co-benefits of improved efficiency in buildings
Many recent major studies, including the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, have attested that energy efficiency is humanity’s prime option to combat climate change in the short- to mid-term. The potential
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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Buildings Co-Benefits Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas Mitigation energy policy
Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known. This review fills in this gap by providing comprehensive methodological guidance on
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
- Biodiversity
Document
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adverse side effects social cost-benefit analysis integrated assessment models decision support
A Review of the Relation between Household Indoor Temperature and Health Outcomes
This paper provides a review of research that addresses the relationship between indoor temperatures and health outcomes, taking into consideration studies that focus heat or cold exposure within the household
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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indoor environment indoor temperature Health fuel poverty
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Understanding the contextual influences of the health outcomes of residential energy efficiency interventions: realist review
Residential energy efficiency interventions are complex social and construction programmes that may benefit health, yet the interactions between the material improvements, health and health-related outcomes, and householder responses are not
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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Property condition housing policy welfare state Energy efficiency health intervention
A critical review of methods for the performance evaluation of passive thermal retrofits in residential buildings
The existing residential building stock accounts for a substantial portion of worldwide energy consumption and greenhouse emissions. Improvements to the thermal performance of existing buildings is a vital activity to
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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Thermal performance evaluation Residential building stock Building modelling Thermal retrofit Energy efficiency
Indoor environmental quality related risk factors with energy-efficient retrofitting of housing: A literature review
There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was conducted to identify and verify
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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energy-efficiency Retrofits Dwellings IEQ-risks Health and comfort
The Mega Conversion Program from kerosene to LPG in Indonesia: Lessons learned and recommendations for future clean cooking energy expansion
Background
In 2007, the Indonesian Government instigated a national program to convert domestic kerosene users to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. This was primarily motivated by the rising cost
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
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LPG Kerosene Clean fuels Clean cooking Fuel subsidies
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
Document
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Energy Security
Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review
Accounting for over 70% of global CO2 emissions, cities are major contributors to climate change. Acknowledging this, urban climate change adaptation and mitigation plans are increasingly developed to make progress
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
Document
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Climate change Adaptation Mitigation Co-benefit Synergy Interaction energy Green infrastructure
Mitigating CO2 emissions from energy use in the world's buildings
An overview of climate change mitigation opportunities in the world's buildings is presented, based on the key building-specific findings of the Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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building stock Climate change CO2 reduction design Energy efficiency mitigation policies
Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation
The assessment literature on climate change solutions to date has emphasized technologies and options based on cost-effectiveness analysis. However, many solutions to climate change mitigation misalign with such analytical frameworks
- Policy Group(s):
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Biodiversity
Document
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agriculture climate change mitigation demand-side measures end use transportation urban infrastructure structural change
Counting good: quantifying the co-benefits of improved efficiency in buildings
Many recent major studies, including the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, have attested that energy efficiency is humanity’s prime option to combat climate change in the short- to mid-term. The potential
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Buildings Co-Benefits Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas Mitigation energy policy
Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known. This review fills in this gap by providing comprehensive methodological guidance on
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
- Biodiversity
Document
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adverse side effects social cost-benefit analysis integrated assessment models decision support
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
Document
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Health and wellbeing
A critical review of methods for the performance evaluation of passive thermal retrofits in residential buildings
The existing residential building stock accounts for a substantial portion of worldwide energy consumption and greenhouse emissions. Improvements to the thermal performance of existing buildings is a vital activity to
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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Thermal performance evaluation Residential building stock Building modelling Thermal retrofit Energy efficiency
Indoor mould exposure: Characteristics, influences and corresponding associations with built environment—A review
While household mould growth has been increasingly highlighted in response to its adverse health outcomes and building management burden, studies are reviewed respectively from perspective of epidemiological survey, or building
- Policy Group(s):
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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Indoor environment Mould growth Building feature Design standards Moisture/mould control
Exploring environmental and economic costs and benefits of a circular economy approach to the construction and demolition sector. A literature review
Circular economy (CE) as a new model of economic development promotes the maximum reuse/recycling of materials, goods and components in order to decrease waste generation to the largest possible extent
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- Health and wellbeing
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C&DW Circular economy Life Cycle Assessment Cleaner production Reuse Recycle
Decoupling Office Energy Efficiency From Employees' Well-Being and Performance: A Systematic Review
Energy efficiency (i.e., the ratio of output of performance to input of energy) in office buildings can reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions, but there are barriers to widespread adoption
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
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energy-efficiency well-being performance office buildings systematic review decoupling
Polyurethane insulation and household products – A systematic review of their impact on indoor environmental quality
We systematically review the impact of polyurethane insulation and polyurethane household products on the indoor environmental quality of buildings. The review breaks down polyurethane products into constituent compounds (isocyanate, polyol
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Economic Benefits
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
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Insulation Exposure Health Air quality Volatile organic compound Polyurethane
Perspectives of naturally ventilated buildings: A review
Naturally ventilated buildings have been worldwide increasingly welcomed, given the current global awareness toward environmental sustainability, indoor health-quality and renewable energy. As Natural Ventilation (NV) performance relies on building design
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- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
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natural ventilation Thermal comfort Energy savings Ventilation performance evaluation Building simulation Parametrization
Scoping review to understand the potential for public health impacts of transitioning to lower carbon emission technologies and policies
Background: The transformation of the global energy sector from fossil-based fuels to low/non-carbon fuels will reduce environmental pollutant load, which in turn will benefit human health. However, with upscaling of
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- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
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Energy Transitions Health HIA LCAs Literature review low-carbon
Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known. This review fills in this gap by providing comprehensive methodological guidance on
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
- Biodiversity
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adverse side effects social cost-benefit analysis integrated assessment models decision support
Built and natural environment planning principles for promoting health: an umbrella review
Background
The built and natural environment and health are inextricably linked. However, there is considerable debate surrounding the strength and quality of the evidence base underpinning principles of good practice
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
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Umbrella review Built and natural environment Health Planning
Relationships between lean and sustainable construction: Positive impacts of lean practices over sustainability during construction phase
Academicians and professionals in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) field have expressed an increasing interest in sustainability and its application in the development of construction projects, especially with its
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- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
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Lean construction Sustainable construction Lean-green Lean practices Lean benefits Construction phase
Association of residential energy efficiency retrofits with indoor environmental quality, comfort, and health: A review of empirical data
This paper reviews empirical data from evaluations of the influence of residential energy efficiency retrofits on indoor environmental quality conditions and self-reported thermal comfort and health. Data were extracted from
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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Energy efficiency Indoor environmental quality Residential Retrofit Thermal comfort Health
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
Document
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
Solar home systems and solar lanterns in rural areas of the Global South: What impact?
Assessing the extent of evidence available relating to the impact of solar energy for households (HHs) in developing countries, surveys are reviewed focusing on the impact of pico‐photovoltaic (e.g., solar
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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energy access Global South pico-photovoltaic rural electrification solar home systems
Is atrium an ideal form for daylight in buildings?
This paper aims to review the achievements of previous studies addressing the capability of atriums for providing adequate levels of daylight and visual comfort. This study also performs several simulations
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- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
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Atrium daylight Energy efficiency visual comfort sustainable design
Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review
Accounting for over 70% of global CO2 emissions, cities are major contributors to climate change. Acknowledging this, urban climate change adaptation and mitigation plans are increasingly developed to make progress
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
Document
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Climate change Adaptation Mitigation Co-benefit Synergy Interaction energy Green infrastructure
The Mega Conversion Program from kerosene to LPG in Indonesia: Lessons learned and recommendations for future clean cooking energy expansion
Background
In 2007, the Indonesian Government instigated a national program to convert domestic kerosene users to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. This was primarily motivated by the rising cost
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
Document
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LPG Kerosene Clean fuels Clean cooking Fuel subsidies
Understanding the contextual influences of the health outcomes of residential energy efficiency interventions: realist review
Residential energy efficiency interventions are complex social and construction programmes that may benefit health, yet the interactions between the material improvements, health and health-related outcomes, and householder responses are not
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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Property condition housing policy welfare state Energy efficiency health intervention
Mould growth in energy efficient buildings: Causes, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risk
Today, buildings still account for almost half of the global energy consumption and carbon emission. This highlights the necessity to increase energy efficiency requirements worldwide in a common effort to
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
Document
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Mould growth Indoor environmental quality Energy efficiency Building Envelope Literature review
Residential energy efficiency retrofits: potential unintended consequences
Improving the energy efficiency of the residential building stock has increasingly been promoted by policy makers as a means of reducing energy demand in the residential sector. We review the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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energy efficiency retrofitting radon Mould growth radio signal attenuation overheating
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction in different economic sectors: Mitigation measures, health co-benefits, knowledge gaps, and policy implications
To date, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mitigation strategies and the accompanying health co-benefits in different economic sectors have not been fully investigated. The purpose of this paper is to review
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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Climate change Greenhouse gas Mitigation Health co-benefits Policy implications
Policy for low carbon (energy efficiency) retrofit/renovation of residential buildings
This rapid review identified two results extracted from the eight studies (published between 2013 and 2018) that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Firstly, our analysis identified five common themes across the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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Low carbon policy retrofit renovation rapid review systematic review Energy efficiency
Visualized analysis of global green buildings: Development, barriers and future directions
Green building is an important measure to deal with energy and environment problems in the construction sector of the world. In this study, knowledge mapping analysis is used, and 3,060
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
Document
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Green building Subject analysis Visualization research Literature review
Indoor environmental quality related risk factors with energy-efficient retrofitting of housing: A literature review
There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was conducted to identify and verify
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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energy-efficiency Retrofits Dwellings IEQ-risks Health and comfort
Counting good: quantifying the co-benefits of improved efficiency in buildings
Many recent major studies, including the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, have attested that energy efficiency is humanity’s prime option to combat climate change in the short- to mid-term. The potential
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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Buildings Co-Benefits Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas Mitigation energy policy
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
A bibliometric review of green building research 2000–2016
This study presents a summary of green building research through a bibliometric approach. A total of 2980 articles published in 2000–2016 were reviewed and analyzed. The results indicated that green
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- Health and wellbeing
- Biodiversity
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Green building energy sustainability Bibliometrics Literature review
High energy burden and low-income energy affordability: conclusions from a literature review
In an era of U.S. energy abundance, the persistently high energy bills paid by low-income households is troubling. After decades of weatherization and bill-payment programs, low-income households still spend a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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low-income households energy affordability behavioral economics Data analytics health care benefits
Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation
The assessment literature on climate change solutions to date has emphasized technologies and options based on cost-effectiveness analysis. However, many solutions to climate change mitigation misalign with such analytical frameworks
- Policy Group(s):
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Biodiversity
Document
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agriculture climate change mitigation demand-side measures end use transportation urban infrastructure structural change
Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Hospital Buildings: A Review
This paper aims to review the state of the art technologies for the energy efficiency within the hospitals sector. Hospitals are liable for an unstable amount of energy demand and
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
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Energy efficiency hospital Thermal comfort
Associations between Green Building Design Strategies and Community Health Resilience to Extreme Heat Events: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
This project examined evidence linking green building design strategies with the potential to enhance community resilience to extreme heat events. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
- Policy Group(s):
- Health and wellbeing
- Biodiversity
Document
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heat-related hazards sustainable design climate change mitigation sustainable communities
A Review of the Relation between Household Indoor Temperature and Health Outcomes
This paper provides a review of research that addresses the relationship between indoor temperatures and health outcomes, taking into consideration studies that focus heat or cold exposure within the household
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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indoor environment indoor temperature Health fuel poverty
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Mitigating CO2 emissions from energy use in the world's buildings
An overview of climate change mitigation opportunities in the world's buildings is presented, based on the key building-specific findings of the Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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building stock Climate change CO2 reduction design Energy efficiency mitigation policies
Household Savings
High energy burden and low-income energy affordability: conclusions from a literature review
In an era of U.S. energy abundance, the persistently high energy bills paid by low-income households is troubling. After decades of weatherization and bill-payment programs, low-income households still spend a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
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low-income households energy affordability behavioral economics Data analytics health care benefits
Indoor mould exposure: Characteristics, influences and corresponding associations with built environment—A review
While household mould growth has been increasingly highlighted in response to its adverse health outcomes and building management burden, studies are reviewed respectively from perspective of epidemiological survey, or building
- Policy Group(s):
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
-
Indoor environment Mould growth Building feature Design standards Moisture/mould control
Policy for low carbon (energy efficiency) retrofit/renovation of residential buildings
This rapid review identified two results extracted from the eight studies (published between 2013 and 2018) that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Firstly, our analysis identified five common themes across the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
-
Low carbon policy retrofit renovation rapid review systematic review Energy efficiency
Indoor environmental quality related risk factors with energy-efficient retrofitting of housing: A literature review
There are indications that energy-retrofitted buildings can create risks for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and therefore for health and comfort of occupants. A review was conducted to identify and verify
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
-
energy-efficiency Retrofits Dwellings IEQ-risks Health and comfort
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
Document
-
Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Understanding the contextual influences of the health outcomes of residential energy efficiency interventions: realist review
Residential energy efficiency interventions are complex social and construction programmes that may benefit health, yet the interactions between the material improvements, health and health-related outcomes, and householder responses are not
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
-
Property condition housing policy welfare state Energy efficiency health intervention
A critical review of methods for the performance evaluation of passive thermal retrofits in residential buildings
The existing residential building stock accounts for a substantial portion of worldwide energy consumption and greenhouse emissions. Improvements to the thermal performance of existing buildings is a vital activity to
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
-
Thermal performance evaluation Residential building stock Building modelling Thermal retrofit Energy efficiency
Association of residential energy efficiency retrofits with indoor environmental quality, comfort, and health: A review of empirical data
This paper reviews empirical data from evaluations of the influence of residential energy efficiency retrofits on indoor environmental quality conditions and self-reported thermal comfort and health. Data were extracted from
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
-
Energy efficiency Indoor environmental quality Residential Retrofit Thermal comfort Health
Solar home systems and solar lanterns in rural areas of the Global South: What impact?
Assessing the extent of evidence available relating to the impact of solar energy for households (HHs) in developing countries, surveys are reviewed focusing on the impact of pico‐photovoltaic (e.g., solar
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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energy access Global South pico-photovoltaic rural electrification solar home systems
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
-
Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
-
renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Residential energy efficiency retrofits: potential unintended consequences
Improving the energy efficiency of the residential building stock has increasingly been promoted by policy makers as a means of reducing energy demand in the residential sector. We review the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
-
energy efficiency retrofitting radon Mould growth radio signal attenuation overheating
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction in different economic sectors: Mitigation measures, health co-benefits, knowledge gaps, and policy implications
To date, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mitigation strategies and the accompanying health co-benefits in different economic sectors have not been fully investigated. The purpose of this paper is to review
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
-
Climate change Greenhouse gas Mitigation Health co-benefits Policy implications
A Review of the Relation between Household Indoor Temperature and Health Outcomes
This paper provides a review of research that addresses the relationship between indoor temperatures and health outcomes, taking into consideration studies that focus heat or cold exposure within the household
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
-
indoor environment indoor temperature Health fuel poverty
Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review
Accounting for over 70% of global CO2 emissions, cities are major contributors to climate change. Acknowledging this, urban climate change adaptation and mitigation plans are increasingly developed to make progress
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
Document
-
Climate change Adaptation Mitigation Co-benefit Synergy Interaction energy Green infrastructure
Mitigating CO2 emissions from energy use in the world's buildings
An overview of climate change mitigation opportunities in the world's buildings is presented, based on the key building-specific findings of the Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
Document
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building stock Climate change CO2 reduction design Energy efficiency mitigation policies
Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation
The assessment literature on climate change solutions to date has emphasized technologies and options based on cost-effectiveness analysis. However, many solutions to climate change mitigation misalign with such analytical frameworks
- Policy Group(s):
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Biodiversity
Document
-
agriculture climate change mitigation demand-side measures end use transportation urban infrastructure structural change
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
Document
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
Polyurethane insulation and household products – A systematic review of their impact on indoor environmental quality
We systematically review the impact of polyurethane insulation and polyurethane household products on the indoor environmental quality of buildings. The review breaks down polyurethane products into constituent compounds (isocyanate, polyol
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Economic Benefits
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
Document
-
Insulation Exposure Health Air quality Volatile organic compound Polyurethane
Counting good: quantifying the co-benefits of improved efficiency in buildings
Many recent major studies, including the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, have attested that energy efficiency is humanity’s prime option to combat climate change in the short- to mid-term. The potential
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Buildings Co-Benefits Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas Mitigation energy policy
Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known. This review fills in this gap by providing comprehensive methodological guidance on
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
- Biodiversity
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adverse side effects social cost-benefit analysis integrated assessment models decision support
Productivity
Relationships between lean and sustainable construction: Positive impacts of lean practices over sustainability during construction phase
Academicians and professionals in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) field have expressed an increasing interest in sustainability and its application in the development of construction projects, especially with its
- Policy Group(s):
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
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Lean construction Sustainable construction Lean-green Lean practices Lean benefits Construction phase
Decoupling Office Energy Efficiency From Employees' Well-Being and Performance: A Systematic Review
Energy efficiency (i.e., the ratio of output of performance to input of energy) in office buildings can reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions, but there are barriers to widespread adoption
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
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energy-efficiency well-being performance office buildings systematic review decoupling
Co-benefits and synergies between urban climate change mitigation and adaptation measures: A literature review
Accounting for over 70% of global CO2 emissions, cities are major contributors to climate change. Acknowledging this, urban climate change adaptation and mitigation plans are increasingly developed to make progress
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- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
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Climate change Adaptation Mitigation Co-benefit Synergy Interaction energy Green infrastructure
Mitigating CO2 emissions from energy use in the world's buildings
An overview of climate change mitigation opportunities in the world's buildings is presented, based on the key building-specific findings of the Fourth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate
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- Air Quality
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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building stock Climate change CO2 reduction design Energy efficiency mitigation policies
Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Hospital Buildings: A Review
This paper aims to review the state of the art technologies for the energy efficiency within the hospitals sector. Hospitals are liable for an unstable amount of energy demand and
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- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
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Energy efficiency hospital Thermal comfort
Solar home systems and solar lanterns in rural areas of the Global South: What impact?
Assessing the extent of evidence available relating to the impact of solar energy for households (HHs) in developing countries, surveys are reviewed focusing on the impact of pico‐photovoltaic (e.g., solar
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- Air Quality
- Energy Access
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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energy access Global South pico-photovoltaic rural electrification solar home systems
Counting good: quantifying the co-benefits of improved efficiency in buildings
Many recent major studies, including the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report, have attested that energy efficiency is humanity’s prime option to combat climate change in the short- to mid-term. The potential
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Buildings Co-Benefits Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas Mitigation energy policy
Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known. This review fills in this gap by providing comprehensive methodological guidance on
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
- Biodiversity
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adverse side effects social cost-benefit analysis integrated assessment models decision support
The Economic and Social Benefits of Low-Carbon Cities: A Systematic Review of the Evidence
Over half of the population of the world live in
urban areas. This means that efforts to meet human
development goals and sustain economic growth
must be concentrated in cities
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Biodiversity
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Health co-benefits Poverty Alleviation Green Economy Congestion Low-Carbon Cities
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
A critical review of methods for the performance evaluation of passive thermal retrofits in residential buildings
The existing residential building stock accounts for a substantial portion of worldwide energy consumption and greenhouse emissions. Improvements to the thermal performance of existing buildings is a vital activity to
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Thermal performance evaluation Residential building stock Building modelling Thermal retrofit Energy efficiency
Policy for low carbon (energy efficiency) retrofit/renovation of residential buildings
This rapid review identified two results extracted from the eight studies (published between 2013 and 2018) that fulfilled our inclusion criteria. Firstly, our analysis identified five common themes across the
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- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
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Low carbon policy retrofit renovation rapid review systematic review Energy efficiency
Perspectives of naturally ventilated buildings: A review
Naturally ventilated buildings have been worldwide increasingly welcomed, given the current global awareness toward environmental sustainability, indoor health-quality and renewable energy. As Natural Ventilation (NV) performance relies on building design
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
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natural ventilation Thermal comfort Energy savings Ventilation performance evaluation Building simulation Parametrization
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Public Budgets
Spreading the Net: The Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
Improving energy efficiency has long been advocated as a way to increase the productivity and sustainability of society, primarily through the delivery of energy savings. The impact of energy efficiency
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Resource management
Untapping multiple benefits: hidden values in environmental and building policies
The untapped / hidden benefits of environmental policies are huge, this piece of research showcases and places a monetary value on the added benefits to our health, society and the
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
- Biodiversity
Document
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Poverty Alleviation Health and well being impacts disposable income Macroeconomic effects Microeconomic effects Resource management
Adopting Decarbonization Policies for the Building and Construction Sector: Costs and Benefits
The building sector is not on track to lower total greenhouse gas emissions. Given that emissions from the sector represent nearly 40% of global energy-and process-related emissions, this represents a
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Asset values
- Energy Price
- Economic Benefits
- Emission Saving
- Energy Access
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Public Budgets
Document
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renovation Monetary Benefits employment Energy Secutiry Health Building Policies
Visual Comfort
Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Hospital Buildings: A Review
This paper aims to review the state of the art technologies for the energy efficiency within the hospitals sector. Hospitals are liable for an unstable amount of energy demand and
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
Document
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Energy efficiency hospital Thermal comfort
Measuring the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation
Co-benefits rarely enter quantitative decision-support frameworks, often because the methodologies for their integration are lacking or not known. This review fills in this gap by providing comprehensive methodological guidance on
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Energy Price
- Energy Security
- Health and wellbeing
- Household Savings
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
- Biodiversity
Document
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adverse side effects social cost-benefit analysis integrated assessment models decision support
Decoupling Office Energy Efficiency From Employees' Well-Being and Performance: A Systematic Review
Energy efficiency (i.e., the ratio of output of performance to input of energy) in office buildings can reduce energy costs and CO2 emissions, but there are barriers to widespread adoption
- Policy Group(s):
- Air Quality
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
Document
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energy-efficiency well-being performance office buildings systematic review decoupling
Mould growth in energy efficient buildings: Causes, health implications and strategies to mitigate the risk
Today, buildings still account for almost half of the global energy consumption and carbon emission. This highlights the necessity to increase energy efficiency requirements worldwide in a common effort to
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- Air Quality
- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
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Mould growth Indoor environmental quality Energy efficiency Building Envelope Literature review
Is atrium an ideal form for daylight in buildings?
This paper aims to review the achievements of previous studies addressing the capability of atriums for providing adequate levels of daylight and visual comfort. This study also performs several simulations
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- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
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Atrium daylight Energy efficiency visual comfort sustainable design
Relationships between lean and sustainable construction: Positive impacts of lean practices over sustainability during construction phase
Academicians and professionals in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) field have expressed an increasing interest in sustainability and its application in the development of construction projects, especially with its
- Policy Group(s):
- Health and wellbeing
- Productivity
- Visual Comfort
Document
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Lean construction Sustainable construction Lean-green Lean practices Lean benefits Construction phase
Scoping review to understand the potential for public health impacts of transitioning to lower carbon emission technologies and policies
Background: The transformation of the global energy sector from fossil-based fuels to low/non-carbon fuels will reduce environmental pollutant load, which in turn will benefit human health. However, with upscaling of
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- Emission Saving
- Health and wellbeing
- Visual Comfort
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Energy Transitions Health HIA LCAs Literature review low-carbon