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> I'm wondering if there's any low-energy or green solutions to this. The answer is "it depends". How your flat is designed will have an impact on what you can
by scrollaway 5y ago
> I'm wondering if there's any low-energy or green solutions to this.
The answer is "it depends". How your flat is designed will have an impact on what you can do. But if you are able and willing to do some house work, there is a lot you can have control over.
At the end of the day, it's all about how you can control humidity, the flow of hot and cold air and humidity. At your disposal, tools such as conductive materials, insulating materials, etc. Google "passive house" to see the concept and what these things use.
With that said. Heat pumps are incredibly efficient, and replacing your heater with a reversible air conditioner which you can then run in both summer and winter will do far more for your overall energy efficiency than anything else you can do.
Most of your energy consumption comes from winter-time heating. Start here for a good introduction to heat pumps and how they are so efficient: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J52mDjZzto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J52mDjZzto