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Just bought a brand new house here in the UK and the house has a SAP designed footprint of 85kw/m2/a compared to the Passivhaus standard of 15kw/m2/a. Unfortun
by neilwilson 7y ago
Just bought a brand new house here in the UK and the house has a SAP designed footprint of 85kw/m2/a compared to the Passivhaus standard of 15kw/m2/a.
Unfortunately I have no choice. Unlike in Germany I don't get to buy the land and pick the builder. The two come bundled in the UK. And will do until we get political change that breaks up the building oligopoly.
- brnt 7y agoHere in NL the two are also usually inseparable (you buy a house from a large project, typically 100+ homes/apartments, sometimes even 1000+). But, just looking around our two countries, it just seems requirements in the UK must be lower. The average house just seems less well built.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoThere were some improvements on the way but when the current Conservative government came in they scrapped them at the behest of the big builders.
- bipson 7y agoThis can happen in DE and AT as well, especially in expensive regions. Developers simply have the money/the better leverage by buying in bulk. Then there are developers that simply sell you the (tiny) lot for a premium, and let you choose between something they arrange, or building yourself. And the good lots are always gone long before the project is announced anyway.
- aries1980 7y agoI was thinking on buying a land in the UK and buy a prefab/kit house that cost about £2000-£3200/sqm . Did you consider that option? Why did you reject it?
- neilwilson 7y agoIt's really difficult to get the land, and the planning, in an area you'd want to live.