Research and analysis

Heat, energy efficiency, smart technology and health review

A review of evidence from high-income countries on the relationships between heat, energy efficiency, smart technology and health.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 1 September 2020
• Last updated: 15 September 2020 — See all updates

Documents

Heat, energy efficiency, smart technology and health: review of evidence from high-income countries, with a focus on the UK - results report

Ref: BEIS research paper number 2020/022

PDF, 1010 KB, 88 pages

Heat, energy efficiency, smart technology and health: review of evidence from high-income countries, with a focus on the UK - technical report

Ref: BEIS research paper number 2020/022

PDF, 351 KB, 26 pages

Details

This report outlines the results of a rapid evidence assessment on the health and wider societal impacts of poor indoor heating in the home and workplace, focusing on 4 overarching research questions:

• the impact of poor indoor heating on health
• the wider societal impacts of poor indoor heating
• the impact of energy efficiency improvements, renewable heating technologies and smart technology on the indoor environment
• the impact of energy efficiency improvements, renewable heating technologies and smart technology on health

Published 1 September 2020
Last updated 15 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 15 September 2020

   Technical paper added.

2. 1 September 2020

   First published.