(Un)Healthy Homes

(Un)Healthy Homes

From The Building Science Podcast by Positive Energy

April 8, 2026 · 1h 16m · Season 11 · Episode 154

About this episode

Dr. Eva King discusses the impact of indoor environments on health and chronic disease.

An interview with Dr. Eva King Our homes are indoor environments of our own making. These environments exist to make our lives better but often unintentionally expose us to contaminants—chemical and microbial—that harm our health and wellbeing. For genetically susceptible individuals, these routine exposures can trigger a breakdown in the body's natural tolerance, leading to chronic inflammatory and neurological symptoms such as CIRS, TILT, and PANS/PANDAS. In a sadly apt metaphor, we are the canaries and our home is the coal mine.  Today, we are joined by a frontline expert in this field, Dr. Eva King. Eva holds a Masters in Biochemistry and a Doctorate in Immunology/Epidemiology from the University of Oxford. She has dedicated more than two decades investigating the intersection of indoor environments and human health. Her focus is helping clients with underlying medical conditions identify and address building-related issues that contribute to their health problems. This interview is fuel for the journey to flip our indoor environments from being a major contributor to chronic disease to becoming a primary solution. This is a central and sobering topic for all of us with…

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Eva King

Topics covered

  • indoor environments
  • health
  • contaminants
  • chronic disease
  • immunology
  • building science

Keywords

  • indoor air quality
  • chronic inflammatory symptoms
  • CIRS
  • TILT
  • PANS
  • PANDAS
  • immunology
  • building-related issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AURA EnviroScience

Places: University of Oxford

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