Larger Homes With A Smaller Carbon Footprint

摘要

Increasingly, we want homes that are larger but with a smaller carbon footprint. Concrete offers the sustainable solution - more space with fewer CO_2 emissions.rnWith 90% of a home's carbon emissions being attributable to the energy used to heat, cool and light it, increasing a home's energy efficiency is paramount if we are to reduce its impact on the environment. Here, the value of concrete's inherent thermal mass is being recognised and harnessed via a number of prototype homes that promise to set the agenda for future domestic construction.