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George Richardson a، نويسنده , ◄ *، نويسنده , ◄ Andrew Barton b، نويسنده , ◄ Meryl Basham b، نويسنده , ◄ Chris Foy c، نويسنده , ◄ Susan Ann Eick a، نويسنده , ◄ Margaret Somerville b on behalf of the Torbay Healthy Housing Group، نويسنده , ◄ Torquay، نويسنده , ◄ UKA three-year study (1999–2001) was initiated in the UK to assess the effect of improving housing conditions in 3–4 bedroom، نويسنده , ◄ single-family unit، نويسنده , ◄ social rented sector houses on the health of the occupants. The houses were randomised into two groups. Phase I houses received extensive upgrading including wet central heating، نويسنده , ◄ on demand ventilation، نويسنده , ◄ double-glazed doors، نويسنده , ◄ cavity wall and roof/loft insulation. An identical intervention for Phase II houses was delayed for one year. As part of this randomised waiting list study، نويسنده , ◄ discrete measurements were made of indoor environmental variables in each house، نويسنده , ◄ to assess the short-term effects of improving housing conditions on the indoor environment. Variables representative of indoor environmental conditions were measured in the living room، نويسنده , ◄ bedroom and outdoors in each of the three years of the study. In 2000، نويسنده , ◄ but by 2001 the Phase I houses had reverted to the same dampness levels they had before upgrading. The housing upgrades increased bedroom temperatures in all houses. Other indoor environmental variables were not affected.، نويسنده ,