Current Projects
"On-the Ground Insights on Decision Making, Adoptability, and Performance of ‘Healthier’ Energy-Efficiency Materials Used for Retrofitting Affordable Multifamily Housing”
Through this project, phone interviews were conducted with contractors that have delivered energy retrofit services within the affordable multifamily housing space. Findings from this qualitative research contribute to the much larger research effort--the Healthier Affordable Building Materials (HABM) Project—sponsored by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA), in collaboration with Elevate Energy, Healthy Building Network, Vermont Energy Investment Corp., and International Living Future Institute.
The HABM project includes additional research surrounding healthier insulation and air sealing materials for energy efficiency retrofits. The collective research results and healthier material and policy recommendations have been published in a Guide for Healthier Energy Efficiency Retrofits. The long-term goal is to mainstream the use of healthier building materials in energy efficiency retrofits to reduce toxic exposures to both workers and occupants, improve indoor environmental quality, and make buildings more energy efficient.
The HABM project includes additional research surrounding healthier insulation and air sealing materials for energy efficiency retrofits. The collective research results and healthier material and policy recommendations have been published in a Guide for Healthier Energy Efficiency Retrofits. The long-term goal is to mainstream the use of healthier building materials in energy efficiency retrofits to reduce toxic exposures to both workers and occupants, improve indoor environmental quality, and make buildings more energy efficient.