Homes to reduce energy prices and emissions
As the summer ends and the colder winter months approach, homeowners are more inclined to compare energy prices – if you are you may be interested to learn that the UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) is calling for new environmental measures.
The green organisation whose mission is to dramatically improve the sustainability of the built environment, by radically transforming the way it is planned, designed, constructed, claims that the impact of inefficient building techniques is failing to get the attention it deserves so they are campaigning for new measures to be included in this year’s environmental summit in Copenhagen.
It is regarded that inefficient housing currently produces around half of the UK’s greenhouse gases, but according to the UK-GBC it’s issues like deforestation and energy generation that tend to dominate the global environmental agenda.
Taking simple measures like installing cavity wall and loft insulation, as well as utilising more efficient white goods like washing machines and fridges, could help to dramatically reduce the impact of prices from energy suppliers and as a consequence lower emissions.
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