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| What鈥檚 the difference between an average new home and a 鈥榲ery good鈥 EcoHome? | ||
| 听 | Typical UK resident in a typical new UK home built to 2002 好色先生TV Regs | Typical UK resident in a typical new UK home built to EcoHomes 鈥渧ery good鈥 standard |
| Energy use in the home: | BRegs 2002 insulation | Better insulation |
| 听 | A-C rated white goods | A-rated white goods |
| 听 | Non-condensing boiler | Condensing boiler |
| CO2 | 1.312 tonnes/person/year | 鈥32% |
| Personal budget | 拢197 person/year | 鈥36% |
| Transport: | No home office | Home office |
| 听 | 听 | 5% overall journey reduction |
| 听 | 听 | 10% reduction in private car use |
| CO2 | 2.123 tonnes/person/year | 鈥7% |
| Capital costs | 拢172 person/year | same (less spend on road, more on rail) |
| Personal budget | 拢1635 person/year | 鈥3% |
| House construction: | 听 | Typical construction, but with more insulation and materials lower environmental impacts |
| CO2 | 0.306 tonnes/person/year | 鈥9% |
| Capital cost | 拢1000 m2 | +1% (assuming 1% of extra cost met through planning gain) |
| Personal budget | 拢3013 person/year | +1% |
| Shared infrastructure: | 听 | Reduced transport/energy infrastructure |
| 听 | 听 | Less waste landfill, but more waste processing |
| CO2 | 2.426 tonnes/person/year | 鈥2% |
| Capital cost | 拢2575 person/year over 20 years | 鈥2% |
| Waste and consumer items: | Domestic waste production of 520kg/person/year | UK waste production of 520kg/person/year |
| 听 | Recycling rate of 12% | Recycling level of 15.5% |
| 听 | 79% landfill and 9% incineration | 听 |
| Tonnes sent to landfill: | 957 kg/household/year | 鈥4% |
| CO2 | 1.628 tonnes/person year | 鈥1% |
| Personal budget (waste disposal) | 拢22 person/year | +14% |
| Personal budget (consumer goods) | 拢2410 person year | same |
| Water: | 134 litres/person/day | 82 litres/person/day |
| Demand | 312 litres/person/day | 鈥39% |
| CO2 | 0.022 tonnes/person/year | 鈥39% |
| Personal budget | 拢113 person/year | 鈥23% |
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