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Ashden winner: High-impact retrofits

         2019 Ashden | United Kingdom | RRR: energy

Poorly insulated homes are retrofitted with new walls, windows, and roofs built offsite (“a tea cosy around the building”). Add solar panels and efficient electric heating and a home can generate all the energy it uses to become a “net-zero” energy home, reducing CO2 emissions by 86%.

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