Project Funder: University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign (UIUC) (contract from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory with funding from U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Project Partners: UIUC, Tohn Environmental Strategies, and multiple weatherization agencies in Colorado, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and… More
October 9th, 2017
Preventing Child Lead Exposure by Replacing Windows
Project Funder: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Project Partners: NYU School of Medicine, New York City Health Department, Oneida County Health Department, and local weatherization agencies Project Contacts: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 443.539.4157; Rick Nevin, ricknevin@verizon.net Project Description The National Institute… More
October 9th, 2017
Healthy Housing Opportunities During Weatherization Work
Project Funder: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)/Department of Energy (DOE) Project Partners: Tohn Environmental Strategies Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description This report was a result of the Department of Energy (DOE) engaging the National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) to… More
October 3rd, 2017
Watts to Well-Being
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Project Partners: Center for Neighborhood Technology, Action for Boston Community Development, Tohn Environmental Strategies, Enterprise Community Partners Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162 Project Description Energy conservation efforts in residential structures are increasing… More
August 21st, 2017
Occupant Health Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency (E4TheFuture)
Project Funder: E4TheFuture Project Partners: Tohn Environmental Strategies, the National Center for Healthy Housing, and Three3. Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162; or info@e4thefuture.org. Project Description This report summarizes the existing research in an accessible format, provides examples of how energy programs have monetized… More
August 21st, 2017
Home Rx: The Health Benefits of Home Performance (DOE)
Project Funder: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Project Partners: National Center for Healthy Housing, Tohn Environmental Strategies, and the U.S. Department of Energy. Project Contact: Jonathan Wilson, jwilson@nchh.org, 443.539.4162. Project Description This U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report, Home RX: The Health Benefits of Home Performance,… More
June 14th, 2017
NIEHS Windows Study
Project Funders: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Project Partners: New York University School of Medicine Project Contact: David E. Jacobs, djacobs@nchh.org, 410.539.4157 Project Description The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences awarded an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act challenge grant to the… More
June 12th, 2017
An Evaluation of Green Housing Rehabilitation in Minnesota
Project Funders: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Enterprise Community Partners Project Partners: NCHH’s partners in the project included Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, the University of Minnesota’s Center… More
November 2nd, 2016
Building Assessment of Radon/Moisture Reduction with Energy Retrofits (BARRIER)
Project Funder: University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign (UIUC) (subgrant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Project Partners: UIUC, Tohn Environmental Strategies, Camroden Associates, the Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties, Inc., Southern New Hampshire Services,… More