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The climate change agenda has rightfully returned to centre stage. This has been driven by not only the visits of enlightened campaigners like Greta Thunberg to the UK and the Extinction Rebellion protests, but also the stark realisation that time is running out. A recent UN estimate was that we have 11 years to act in order to prevent damage to the earth being irreversible.


If we do not all – as individuals and businesses – act more responsibly starting now, our descendents in 100 years are going to regard us as unforgivably negligent. The question is surely not whether or not climate


change is a major issue, but what are you doing about it?


Buildings provide around 40 per cent of the UK’s total carbon emissions, so homeowners can have a huge part to play in helping reduce the footprint, given their numbers. Self-builders, who tend to construct homes that are larger than most, also arguably bear a larger responsibility to minimise energy use. The good news is they are taking major steps to introduce greener technologies and materials, better building standards, and smarter ways of controlling their homes once in use.


Most if not all of the case studies we feature tend to have a strong focus on sustainability, however will there be harder trade offs in future between the swathes of glass many want, and the kit that’s needed to reduce the heat gained? Could Passivhaus become more mainstream in future? I’d argue the compromises might be worth it.


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