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by cycomanic
886 days ago
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> When I look closer, the newer the building the better it tends to do in general. Which should be in favour of the US, which has much younger housing stock. So likely the statistics are even worse (from a US standpoint) if we consider building age. >And as the article itself points out, Europe doesn't use nearly as much wood which changes things Actually many new large buildings in Germany, Scandinavia... are build using timber constructions. >(not always for the good - Europe tends to have terrible insulation and their construction materials are not helping - though newer buildings do well here) You are joking right? When was the last time you have been to a northern European building? From my experience they tend to be much better insulated than most US houses (likely also because energy/heating costs tend to be higher). The passive house standards originated in Germany. |
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