ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) applauds recent findings from Harvard University's School of Public Health, which project significant public health benefits from increasing insulation in new and existing homes.
The findings come from two studies, which examined the potential health benefits that could be expected from increasing residential insulation from current practice to just the minimum standard in energy codes, the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) levels. The studies indicated that upgrading insulation levels would result in significant reductions in energy usage and emissions, which, in turn, would result in fewer deaths and reduced instances of respiratory and cardiovascular ailments typically associated with air pollution.