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Health and related economic effects of residential energy retrofitting in Spain

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12251/1569
ISSN: 3014215
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.04.013
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Ortiz, Joana Aina; Casquero Modrego, Nuria; Salom Tormo, Jaume
Date
2019
Subject/s

Parque inmobiliario

Rehabilitación energética

Salud

Ahorro energético

Rehabilitación energética

Calidad en la Edificación

Edificio enfermo

Unesco Subject/s

3322.05 Fuentes no Convencionales de Energía

3305.90 Transmisión de Calor en la Edificación

3212 Salud Publica

3305.14 Viviendas

6310.09 Calidad de Vida

Abstract

More than 50% of the existing housing stock in Spain is over 50 years old and was built according to the construction standards of its time, and nowadays shows poor energy performance compared to the current standards, meaning higher energy consumption due to the lack of energy retrofitting interventions (no insulation materials, low window performance, high infiltration and thermal bridges). The link between homes and health has been well established by the scientific community and research results illustrate how the condition of existing buildings is one of the most decisive influences on population's health. However, the role of energy retrofitting in improving health of occupants has still to be thoroughly and comprehensively documented. Normally, benefits of energy retrofitting are calculated only in terms of energy savings and associated economic savings. Long pay-back periods and high investment make energy retrofitting not attractive enough to many homeowners. Highlighting the health benefits may help to improve the rate at which the housing stock undergoes energy retrofitting. The aim of this research is to estimate the effect that energy efficiency improvements made to vulnerable housing has on the health of the occupants and to assess the potential economic savings for the Spanish healthcare system. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd

More than 50% of the existing housing stock in Spain is over 50 years old and was built according to the construction standards of its time, and nowadays shows poor energy performance compared to the current standards, meaning higher energy consumption due to the lack of energy retrofitting interventions (no insulation materials, low window performance, high infiltration and thermal bridges). The link between homes and health has been well established by the scientific community and research results illustrate how the condition of existing buildings is one of the most decisive influences on population's health. However, the role of energy retrofitting in improving health of occupants has still to be thoroughly and comprehensively documented. Normally, benefits of energy retrofitting are calculated only in terms of energy savings and associated economic savings. Long pay-back periods and high investment make energy retrofitting not attractive enough to many homeowners. Highlighting the health benefits may help to improve the rate at which the housing stock undergoes energy retrofitting. The aim of this research is to estimate the effect that energy efficiency improvements made to vulnerable housing has on the health of the occupants and to assess the potential economic savings for the Spanish healthcare system. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd

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