In article , Imm wrote:
Nonesene. Two homes that look the same, similar spec and price? But one
has virtually no heating bills. ********!! What naive world are you in.
The word "eco " sells.

"The reason why house-owners have generally chosen to spend money on an
unsustainable central heating system rather than on insulation can only be
explained by the cheapness of gas and the social status of owning (and
selling) a house with central heating. By insulating the house to a high
degree the central heating system could have been very much smaller and
less expensive to run, but "economy" and "inconspicuous consumption" at
present carry little social cachet in mainstream society. Only a few
eco-pioneers such as Sue Roaf (Oxford Ecohouse), and CAT have been brave
enough to build and live in an autonomous house. For the masses, relying as
they do on mortgages from ultra-conservative Building Societies,
conventional solutions dominate"

http://www.sustainable-housing.org.u...n%20Papers.htm

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