I don't think this is getting the coverage it needs. Scottish government to require passivhaus standard for all new build homes. This is big. Really big. Growing out of lessons from the 70's oil crisis. Passivhaus buildings use very little energy to heat, or to cool. We've known how to do this for decades. It's gross negligence from all western governments that the same is not true of all new builds in the developed world.
@quixoticgeek
While this is absolutely good news - in particular given that energy standards in housing have never been particularly impressive on the island - I cannot see how this tackles the existing housing. That's where most energy efficiency initiatives fail really badly: getting existing housing up to date.
Do you know details?
@Openhuman
