Homes of the 'future'--move in today.

Swiss NewsNbr. 2009, January 2009

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CLEAN LIVING

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Homes of the 'future'--move in today.

Automobiles get a lot of attention in our quest to become a more efficient society. Ironically, it is not our cars, but our homes that have the greatest energy-saving potential. And, given the long life expectancy of buildings, which often stand for decades or even centuries, it is especially important to make sure the ones built today ate done so to the highest possible environmental and efficiency standards.

Energy gluttons

A lot of the energy used in typical homes is simply expended to 'excite' air or water molecules to become warm or cool. How these molecules achieve, or remain in, ah excited state depends almost entirely on the standard of t...

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