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Definitely, here in the Netherlands a law has recently been passed that mandates that all rented houses should have a minimum energy efficiency rating of D. IMO
by Pepe1vo 4y ago
Definitely, here in the Netherlands a law has recently been passed that mandates that all rented houses should have a minimum energy efficiency rating of D. IMO it should have been a C rating, but at least its something.
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoIn Austria D isn't really much. Those are basically uninsulated buildings from the 50's. That's a really low bar and I don't know what building can be worse than D. A garden shed maybe? Making D mandatory by law seems like pointless political posturing. But then again I don't know buildings in the Netherlands.
- Pepe1vo 4y agoIt's an European standard, so maybe the criteria are different in Australia? My current apartment has an E rating and it has double paned windows everywhere, floor + ceiling insulation and I have neighbours on all side including above and below, meaning not much energy is transferred to outside. Edit: just noticed I misread Austria as Australia (lol), point still stands though, a D rating is not that bad.
- makomk 4y agoI'm not sure how the Austrian system works or what homes are like there or in the Netherlands, but a lot of older homes in the UK can apparently only reach a D even after all the standard insulation retrofits are done. This is especially a problem in areas of the UK that are poorer already.
- ploppyploppy 4y agoIn the UK it's E