ReviewJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2018
Energy savings, emission reductions, and health co-benefits of the green building movement.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
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- A multi-city study of indoor air quality in green vs non-green low-income housing.Environmental research · 2024Article
- Building Information Modeling (BIM) Driven Carbon Emission Reduction Research: A 14-Year Bibliometric Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Latest Trends in Pollutant Accumulations at Threatening Levels in Energy-Efficient Residential Buildings with and without Mechanical Ventilation: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Green standard model using machine learning: identifying threats and opportunities facing the implementation of green building in Iran.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Enhanced mechanical energy conversion with selectively decayed wood.Science advances · 2021Article
- Ten questions concerning occupant health in buildings during normal operations and extreme events including the COVID-19 pandemic.Building and environment · 2021Article
- Co-Benefits Analysis of Buildings Based on Different Renewal Strategies: The Emergy-Lca Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A review of data collection and analysis requirements for certified green buildings.Energy and buildings · 2020Review
- Pruning chemicals from the green building landscape.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2020Review
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- Household energy efficiency and health: Area-level analysis of hospital admissions in England.Environment international · 2019Article
- A critical look at "Energy savings, emissions reductions, and health co-benefits of the green building movement".Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2019Article
- Response to "A critical look at 'Energy savings, emissions reductions, and health co-benefits of the green building movement'".Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2019Article
- Air-quality-related health impacts from climate change and from adaptation of cooling demand for buildings in the eastern United States: An interdisciplinary modeling study.PLoS medicine · 2018Article
- Climate change and allergic diseases: A scoping review.The journal of climate change and healthReview
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Abstract
Buildings consume nearly 40% of primary energy production globally. Certified green buildings substantially reduce energy consumption on a per square foot basis and they also focus on indoor environmental quality. However, the co-benefits to health through reductions in energy and concomitant reductions in air pollution have not been examined.We calculated year by year LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification rates in six countries (the United States, China, India, Brazil, Germany, and Turkey) and then used data from the Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG) to estimate energy savings in each country each year. Of the green building rating schemes, LEED accounts for 32% of green-certified floor space and publically reports energy efficiency data. We employed Harvard's Co-BE Calculator to determine pollutant emissions reductions by country accounting for transient energy mixes and baseline energy use intensities. Co-BE applies the social cost of carbon and the social cost of atmospheric release to translate these reductions into health benefits. Based on modeled energy use, LEED-certified buildings saved $7.5B in energy costs and averted 33MT of CO
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