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