Measuring our sustainability progress #1: Energy use and CO₂ emissions (2020)

A random selection of stand-alone houses consented in 2016 were assessed for their energy use and CO₂ emissions. The findings were compared to those for a sample of houses consented in 2012 and also to the energy performance and CO₂ emissions of a very well-designed house. The results show no significant improvement in 4 years and a huge gap between good design and what is actually being built.

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