A CFD study on the effect of portable air cleaner placement on airborne infection control in a classroom.
Pei G, Azimi P, Rim D, Allen JG.
Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2024 Jul 08. PMID: 38973672
Primary Faculty
Joseph G. Allen
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Associate Professor
Director, Harvard Healthy Buildings Program (ForHealth.org)
Director, Public Health for Business Leaders
Commissioner, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission
Chair, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe Schools, and Safe Travel
Harvard University Coronavirus Advisory Group
Harvard Presidential Committee on Sustainability (Co-Chair, 2050 Sub-Committee)
Deputy Director, Harvard Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety & Health
BS, Biology
Boston College
MPH, Environmental Health
Boston University School of Public Health
DSc, Exposure Assessment, Environmental Epidemiology, Biostatistics
Boston University School of Public Health
CIH, Certified Industrial Hygienist
Board for Global Environmental Health & Safety Credentialing
Scientific Advisor, The White House
The White House
Scientific Advisor, MA Governor
Massachusetts Governor
Commissioner, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission
The Lancet
Chair, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe Schools, and Safe Travel
The Lancet
Harvard Presidential Committee on Sustainability
Harvard University
Bibliography
A novel method for calculating the projected health and climate co-benefits of energy savings through 2050
Salimifard P, Rainbolt M, Buonocore J, Lahvis M, Sousa B, Allen J.
Building and Environment. 2023.
"If you have light, your heart will be at peace": A qualitative study of household lighting and social integration in southwestern Uganda.
Ponticiello M, Nuwagira E, Tayebwa M, Mugerwa J, Nahabwe H, Nakasita C, Tumuhimbise JB, Lam NL, Wiens MO, Vallarino J, Allen JG, Muyanja D, Tsai AC, Sundararajan R, Lai PS.
J Glob Health. 2023 Apr 14. 13:04026. PMID: 37052216
Hormone receptor activities of complex mixtures of known and suspect chemicals in personal silicone wristband samplers worn in office buildings.
Young AS, Herkert N, Stapleton HM, Coull BA, Hauser R, Zoeller T, Behnisch PA, Felzel E, Brouwer A, Allen JG, Young AS, Herkert N, Stapleton HM, Coull BA, Hauser R, Zoeller T, Behnisch PA, Felzel E, Brouwer A, Allen JG, Young AS, Herkert N, Stapleton HM, Coull BA, Hauser R, Zoeller T, Behnisch PA, Felzel E, Brouwer A, Allen JG.
Chemosphere. 2023 Feb. 315:137705. PMID: 36592838
Organic Fluorine as an Indicator of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Dust from Buildings with Healthier versus Conventional Materials.
Young AS, Pickard HM, Sunderland EM, Allen JG.
Environ Sci Technol. 2022 12 06. 56(23):17090-17099. PMID: 36331119
Healthy Buildings: How indoor spaces can make you sick - or keep you well
Joseph G. Allen, John D. Macomber.
Healthy Buildings: How indoor spaces can make you sick - or keep you well. 2022.
Inefficient Building Electrification Will Require Massive Buildout of Renewable Energy and Seasonal Energy Storage.
Buonocore JJ, Salimifard P, Magavi Z, Allen JG.
Sci Rep. 2022 07 13. 12(1):11931. PMID: 35831376
Effect of a solar lighting intervention on fuel-based lighting use and exposure to household air pollution in rural Uganda: A randomized controlled trial.
Wallach ES, Lam NL, Nuwagira E, Muyanja D, Tayebwa M, Valeri L, Tsai AC, Vallarino J, Allen JG, Lai PS.
Indoor Air. 2022 02. 32(2):e12986. PMID: 35225388
Use, cost-effectiveness, and end user perspectives of a home solar lighting intervention in rural Uganda: a mixed methods, randomized controlled trial.
Sundararajan R, D'Couto H, Mugerwa J, Tayebwa M, Lam N, Wallach E, Wiens M, Ponticiello M, Stanistreet D, Tsai AC, Vallarino J, Allen JG, Muyanja D, Shrime MG, Nuwagira E, Lai PS.
Environ Res Lett. 2022 Jan. 17(1). PMID: 35295194
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Opinion: How to best measure heat—and protect people from it
"Wet-bulb globe temperature" is the best way to assess heat threats, according to Harvard Chan School's Joseph Allen.
Op-ed: EPA regulation on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water is lagging
New Environmental Protection Agency limits on forever chemicals in drinking water are a step in the right direction to protect the nation’s health, but they don’t go nearly far enough, according to a Washington Post op-ed by Harvard…
Canada wildfire smoke poses health risks in the U.S.
Wildfire smoke from Canada has been traveling to the Midwestern U.S., causing air pollution both outdoors and indoors, according to experts.
Making performing arts venues healthier
An effort to ensure that Harvard University’s American Repertory Theater is housed in a healthy building—and to share information about how to make theaters everywhere healthier—was the focus of an article in American Artscape, the magazine of the…
Why companies should pay attention to workplace air quality
Organizations should be thinking about how to monitor the air quality in their workspaces in real time, according to healthy buildings expert Joseph Allen.
