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Keep up to dateThese advertising pillars topped with woolly hats are part of a campaign in Germany to improve energy efficiency in homes
The German building ministry has launched an eye-catching campaign to raise awareness of energy saving methods when refurbishing homes.
These advertising pillars in Berlin are wrapped in images of homes and topped with giant woolly hats to ram home the method of proper home insulation.
Let's hope the German public doesn't take the message literally.
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Pair put pen to paper after beginning discussions in summer
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