ESTIMATING IMPACT OF PROPERTY ON INDIVIDUAL HEALTH - PROPERTY SCORE

1 . A method for determining a health index of a property area, the method comprising:

acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source;

extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired, wherein the first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area;

determining a first potential impact data the first pollutant data may have on individual health based in part on the first property attribute data extracted; and

computing a property score representing a health index of the property area based in part on the first potential impact data determined.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the property score predicts presence of at least one pollutant within the property area; and

the at least one pollutant contributes to an illness or disease and negatively impacts individual health.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the property data comprises at least one of the following: climate data relating to an environment around the property area, data relating to the property area and construction of the property area, and image data relating to the property area.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the data source is at least one of the following: a third-party data source, and user input.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

maintaining a collection of multiple questions;

selecting a question from the collection;

generating a graphical user interface (GUI) for display, wherein the GUI includes the selected question; and

receiving user input including a user response to the selected question.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein selecting a question from the collection comprises adaptively selecting a question from the collection based in part on at least one of the following: the property data acquired, and prior user input received.

7 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

extracting a second property attribute data from the user input received, wherein the second property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of the first pollutant data within the property area;

adjusting the first potential impact data determined based in part on the second property attribute data extracted; and

adjusting the property score computed based in part on the adjusted first potential impact data determined.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

extracting a second property attribute from the input received, wherein the second property attribute extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a second pollutant within the property area;

determining a second potential impact the second pollutant may have on individual health based in part on the second property attribute extracted; and

adjusting the property score computed based in part on the second potential impact determined.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first property attribute data has a corresponding amplification factor; and

the first potential impact data determined is based in part on the corresponding amplification factor.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a report including the property score and a recommendation for improving the health index of the property.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the recommendation comprises a remediation action or intervention.

12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

collecting user feedback collected relating to use of different building materials or different building assemblies in construction projects for different property areas; and

based in part on the user feedback collected, generating a recommendation for proposed construction in a particular property area, wherein the recommendation is customized to best address local pollutants and sensitivities of a local population of the particular property area.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

tracking and assessing health index of one or more property areas.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining potential health issues associated with a particular property area.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a recommendation for a retailer for a particular property area, wherein the recommendation is customized to suggest what building materials to sell, when to sell the building materials, and who to sell the building materials to, based on regional population health and health risks of the particular property area.

16 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating property scores for multiple property areas;

for each property area, determining an estimated cost of improvements for the property area; and

providing a comparison tool that allows a user to compare purchase costs for the property areas, the property scores, and the estimated costs of improvements.

17 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

crowdsourcing information associated with a particular property area from a community of users, wherein the information crowdsourced relates to indoor air quality of the particular property area;

computing a property score representing a health index of the particular property area based in part on the information crowdsourced; and

generating a recommendation for improving the health index of the particular property area.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

providing a collaboration tool that facilitates collaboration among the community in improving the indoor air quality of the property area; and

providing a resource tool that assists the community in improving the indoor air quality of the property area.

19 . A system comprising a computer processor, a computer-readable hardware storage medium, and program code embodied with the computer-readable hardware storage medium for execution by the computer processor to implement a method for determining a health index of a property area, the method comprising:

acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source;

extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired, wherein the first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area;

determining a first potential impact data the first pollutant data may have on individual health based in part on the first property attribute data extracted; and

computing a property score representing a health index of the property area based in part on the first potential impact data determined.

20 . A computer program product comprising a computer-readable hardware storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code being executable by a computer to implement a method for determining a method for determining a health index of a property area, the method comprising:

acquiring property data associated with a property area from a data source;

extracting a first property attribute data from the property data acquired, wherein the first property attribute data extracted is used to determine presence or movement of a first pollutant data within the property area;

determining a first potential impact data the first pollutant data may have on individual health based in part on the first property attribute data extracted; and

computing a property score representing a health index of the property area based in part on the first potential impact data determined.