Climate, Health, & the Built Environment
Description
The Climate, Health, and the Built Environment working group explores the intersection of climate change, human health, and the built environment.
Related Projects & Events
Workshop Series | Health & the Built Environment
This four-part workshop series engaged interdisciplinary Penn State researchers to grow collaborative and cooperative teams and to connect the Penn State research community across disciplines working at the intersection of health, climate change, the built environment, and policy. The workshops focused on the intersection and the needs of vulnerable populations pertaining to moisture, combustion & particulates, vegetation as a mitigator, and extreme heat.Outreach Materials | US State Fact Sheets for Health Policy Experts
As a collaboration with the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), fact sheets for health policy experts were developed to explore how to leverage health care dollars for energy efficiency upgrades for all 50 states & the District of Columbia. The fact sheets were based on data collected by Penn State-University Park law students and undergraduates as part of an GBN-related IEE Seed Grant.Conference Session | Energy Days 2021
Health + Energy Efficiency 101: Key Concepts and Questions at the Nexus of Health, Energy, and the Built Environment
Aimed at researchers and practitioners focused on energy and the built environment, this conference session at Energy Days 2021 focused on how these areas relate to individual and community health, from climate change to in-home wellness. The session also provided an overview of emerging opportunities to leverage these links, including the potential to more comprehensively serve vulnerable populations and to braid funding streams between the health, energy, and housing sectors.
Webinar Series | Our Homes, Our Health
The Purdue Policy Research Institute of Purdue University, Habitat for Humanity – Asia Pacific, and the Pennsylvania State University hosted a three-part webinar series under the theme Our Homes, Our Health: Advancing an Inclusive Agenda for Building Performance. Webinar | Clean Stoves, Healthy Families: How Indoor Air Affects Childhood Asthma
The US Public Interest Research Group, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Penn Environment, and Forward Dining Solutions hosted a co-branded webinar at the intersection of health and the built environment.Bibliography | GBN
Penn State University Libraries’ Open Publishing unit in partnership with the Global Building Network published a digital bibliography related to COVID-19, lead poisoning, and energy efficiency.
Topic-Related Seed Grant Projects
Promoting Solutions to Climate Change and Health Challenges through Science-Policy Communications
Principal Investigator
- Elizabeth Long | Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Co-Principal Investigators
- Rebecca Bascom | Medicine & Public Health Sciences
- Max Crowley | Human Development & Family Studies
- Omrana Pasha | Medicine
- Taylor Bishop Scott | Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Research Themes
Penn State Law Collaboration with the Global Building Network
Project #1 | Collaboration with Center for Energy Law & Policy Coordinating & Enhancing Access to Low-Income Energy Efficiency Programs: Virtual Workshop with Experts from Energy Efficiency Organizations
Project #2 | Collaboration with American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy 51 US state & DC fact sheets for health policy experts to support energy efficiency upgrades with health dollars Principal Investigator
- Hannah Wiseman | Penn State Law
Research Themes
Building Energy Savings by Tuning Indoor Lighting
Principal Investigator
- Julian Wang | Architectural Engineering
Co-Principal Investigators
- Jacob Benfield | Psychology, Penn State Abington
- Anne-Marie Chang | Biobehavioral Health
- Javad Khazaei | Electrical Engineering, Penn State Harrisburg
- Ying-Ling Jao | Nursing
- Houtan Jebelli | Architetural Engineering
- Richard Mistrick | Architectural Engineering
- Gregory Pavlak | Architectural Engineering
- Zihan Zhou | Information Sciences & Technology
Research Themes
Developing tools to study urban lighting systems that support healthier circadian cycles
Principal Investigator
- Anne-Marie Chang | Biobehavioral Health
Co-Principal Investigators
- Dorukalp Durmus | Architectural Engineering
- Jeffrey Mundinger | Architectural Engineering
- David Reichenberger | Biobehavioral Health
Research Themes