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Modern insulation is very effective. I could see 10cm of insulation preventing basically all heat loss if there are few windows and those they have are triple-
by nostrademons 4y ago
Modern insulation is very effective. I could see 10cm of insulation preventing basically all heat loss if there are few windows and those they have are triple-pane low-E coated. They get radiant heating from the sun as well, so if you're losing almost no energy then you're basically a greenhouse.
- hax0rbana 4y agoThis is true. It appears some people are not familiar with the idea of passive heating and cooling or zero energy homes. https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/zero-energy-ready-home-program https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/zero-energy-ready-home...
- bitL 4y agoLet's not assume all or even majority of homes are zero energy. At least in Europe the vast majority are energy performance class F/G.