Opinion: Changing how buildings use energy can help combat climate change
Shifting buildings away from using dirty fossil fuels and toward using electricity for heating and cooling will be a crucial part of combatting climate change. But decarbonizing buildings would require a whopping increase in demand for renewable energy…
Learning COVID-19’s lessons to prepare for the future
A new Lancet Commission report offers detailed policy recommendations aimed at reducing the dangers of COVID-19, forestalling the next pandemic, and enabling the world to proceed with goals of sustainable development, human rights, and peace.
What are the best pandemic investments right now?
Next-generation vaccines and air filtration are among the most important areas to invest in to tame the pandemic going forward, according to experts.
Here are the top four strategies to reduce COVID risk in buildings
A short new report from the Lancet COVID-19 Commission lists the first four strategies that every building owner and operator should pursue to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
New tool helps businesses, schools, evaluate indoor ventilation
The Healthy Buildings Program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health released a new online calculator to help people who are using carbon dioxide (CO2) monitors understand ventilation rates in indoor spaces and determine a maximum safe…
A push for safer building materials
Environmental groups are encouraging schools and companies to use non-toxic materials in their construction and renovation projects and to reduce the use of chemicals such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Program to help business leaders address public health challenges
A new certificate program for business leaders will focus on why incorporating public health considerations as a key part of their work can help people, communities, and the planet—and help businesses thrive at the same time.
White House focusing on air quality to fight COVID-19
Harvard Chan School's Joseph Allen spoke at a White House event focused on the importance of clean indoor air in fighting COVID-19.
‘Road map’ for a stronger pandemic response
A new road map for living with COVID, produced by some of the most prominent national experts on the disease, emphasizes boosting indoor air quality, helping people with long COVID, and broadening the nation’s focus to other respiratory…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Press Conference with Joseph Allen, 12/14/21
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Joseph Allen, associate professor of Exposure Assessment Science and director of the Healthy Buildings Program. This call was recorded at 11:30 a.m.…
