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Posted on Jul 07, 2016, 6 a.m.
Occupants of energy-efficient homes may be at increased risk of asthma.
The majority of the houses of today are constructed to reduce energy use for heating and cooling. As such, proper ventilation becomes a concern. Assessing data collected on residents of 700 properties in Cornwall, Richard A. Sharpe, from the University of Exeter Medical School (United Kingdom), and colleagues warn that the occupants of energy-efficient homes may be at increased risk of asthma. Further, the failure by residents to heat and ventilate retrofitted properties could lead to more people developing the respiratory condition.
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Richard A. Sharpe, Christopher R. Thornton, Vasilis Nikolaou, Nicholas J. Osborne. “Higher energy efficient homes are associated with increased risk of doctor diagnosed asthma in a UK subpopulation.” Environment International, Volume 75, February 2015, Pages 234-244.
