Healthier homes, fewer inhalers: Large-scale study links home retrofits to better health for children

Better insulation and ventilation in social housing mean thousands of children no longer need medication for asthma or allergies. This is the conclusion of a large-scale study involving 2 million people, monitored for 10 years by researchers from TU/e and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). It is the first study to show on a large scale that making homes more sustainable leads to health benefits. The researchers published their results on March 12 in The Lancet Public Health.