Professor Stephen Holgate CBE
28th January 2020
CH5 News held an interview with the Professor. He discussed how the potential risk to our health from poor indoor air quality has been over-looked to date and highlighted the fact that indoor air pollution was having such a negative effect on our children.

Royal College of Physicians and RCPCH (Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health)
Jan 2020
Release The inside story: Health effects of indoor air quality on children and young people.
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Energy Crisis Impact

In the 1970’s, the energy crisis changed the design and construction of houses and public buildings. There was rightly a new emphasis on insulation to save energy costs. Energy efficiency is both economically and environmentally important, and there are health benefits from warm, dry homes. Although energy efficient buildings have become increasingly air-tight, ventilation provision and advice has not followed suit. Without adequate ventilation, and with new sources of pollutants indoors, health issues have been associated with poor air quality.

Worrying Effects of Indoor Air Pollution on our Children

Sources and Types of Pollutants in the Home