News

In this section, you’ll find links to news and stories about our Healthy Buildings research in the real world. 

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September 6, 2023 | NEA Today

It’s Getting Hot in Here: Without Air Conditioning, Students and Staff Suffer

Climate, Healthy Buildings, Healthy Schools View Article

August 29, 2023 | CBS News

Schools look to improve air quality to reduce COVID-19 spread

COVID-19, Healthy Buildings, Healthy Schools View Article

August 27, 2023 | The New York Times

Covid Closed the Nation’s Schools. Cleaner Air Can Keep Them Open

COVID-19, Healthy Buildings, Healthy Schools View Article

August 25, 2023 | The New York Times

Sweltering Temperatures Disrupt the New School Year

Climate, Healthy Buildings, Healthy Schools View Article

June 17, 2023 | The New York Times

The New War on Bad Air

COVID-19, Healthy Buildings View Article

June 16, 2023 | Harvard Magazine

When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy

Climate, Healthy Buildings View Article

May 17, 2023 | HSPH

Op-ed: New standards could greatly improve indoor air

COVID-19, Healthy Buildings View Article

May 15, 2023 | The Washington Post

Opinion: The CDC’s new indoor air guidelines are a monumental victory for health

9 Foundations, COVID-19, Healthy Buildings, Healthy Homes, Healthy Schools View Article

May 11, 2023 | HSPH

How building design can improve people’s well-being

Healthy Buildings, Healthy Homes View Article

The future of healthy buildings must be one where they are the norm, not the exception. Health cannot and should not be a luxury item, afforded to only those that can afford it. This applies to healthcare, working conditions, access to food, and, yes, the buildings where we live, work, play, pray, and heal.
JOSEPH ALLEN, DSC, MPH, CIH, Director of the Healthy Buildings Program
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Our goal is to improve the lives of all people, in all buildings, everywhere, every day.
A healthy building is a human right.

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