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Well I can answer one question for you. There are studies that show that better insulation only briefly lowers the energy use. Once people adjust to the new ins
by TSiege 2y ago
Well I can answer one question for you. There are studies that show that better insulation only briefly lowers the energy use. Once people adjust to the new insulation they end up heating or cooling their houses more since in their mind it is cheaper, but they end up using the same or more energy.
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/insulation-only-provides-short-term-reduction-in-household-gas-consumption-study-of-uk-housing https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/insulation-only-provides...
- mrweasel 2y agoI would not have guessed that that would be the answer. That's kinda crazy, but it also makes sense, every time I visit someone in a newly built home the temperature is always crazy high.
- harrison_clarke 2y agopresumably there are limits to that. once every room is the preferred temperature, i'm going to stop running the heater although maybe i'd get bored and run the heater and the AC at the same time
- nine_k 2y agoOften you can't because the heater and the AC is literally the same unit, the heat pump.