Cutting the Cost of Cold: Affordable Warmth for Healthier Homes [Paperback]

In this book academics and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines provide a survey of research into buildings, epidemiology and medical issues, followed by an assessment of the tools available to the practitioner. The book goes on to provide clear guidance on putting theory into practice.
This will be a powerful reference source and a compelling read for a wide range of built environment and health professionals from surveyors to environmental health officers.Academics and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines provide a survey of research into buildings epidemiology and medical issues, followed by an assessment of the tools available to the practitioner.'Skilfully packaged papers ... the book represents a rich and comprehensive documentation of the current status.' - Building Research & Information

'Deserves to join the other essential texts on the bookshelves of all those concerned with eradicating fuel poverty'. - Energy ReviewIntroduction Brenda Boardman, University of Oxford Part One; Current Research 1 Cold Weather, Cold Homes and Winter Mortality Bill Keatinge and Gavin Donaldson, Queen Mary and Westfield College 2 Housing and Winter Death: Epidemiological Evidence Paul Wilkinson, Megan Landon and Simon Stevenson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 3 Cold, Cold Housing and Respiratory Illnesses Ken Collins, University College Hospitals 4 Cold Stress, Circulatory Illness and the Elderly James Goodwin, Exeter University 5 Dust Mite Allergens, Indoor Humidity and Asthma Stirling Howieson and Alan Lawson, University of Strathclyde 6 Impact of Fuel Poverty on Health in Tower Hamlets Lutfa Khanom, Tower Hamlets Health Strategy Group 7 Tolerant Building: the Impact of Energy Efficiency Measures on Living Conditions and Health Status Geoff Green, Sheffield Hallam University, Dave Ormandy, University of lS!