Incorporating Health and Safety into Energy Upgrade Programs
In this workshop, participants will learn from practitioners about how addressing health and safety hazards increases the reach and equitable impact of energy upgrade programs, as well as how energy upgrade programs impact occupants' health. The workshop will begin with an overview of the linkage between housing and health, and an introduction to healthy housing principles. Then, presenters will discuss best practices for achieving health and energy goals in their energy upgrade programs based on case studies from around the country. Additional topics covered include partnering with health sector stakeholders and identifying health funding sources to braid into energy upgrade programs.
Learning Goals:
- Understand the importance of healthy housing
- Understand how energy upgrades can improve occupants' health
- Identify barriers to incorporating health in residential retrofits
- Understand the concept of a whole house approach to comprehensively provide home energy, health, and safety upgrades
- Propose solutions to overcoming barriers and implementing healthy housing services