• chrizzowski@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    There are also many ways to build a more efficient building envelope and insulation is one of the cheapest things that goes into a house. That makes the heat pumps even more viable in more climates.

    I also love how people love to hate on heat pumps when there’s so many shit box homes with electric baseboards wasting tons of power.

    • chaosmarine92@reddthat.com
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      4 months ago

      Yep, the standards for energy efficiency in homes is just barely above being non-existent. We spent decades with cheap energy so no one cared if every house leaked like a sieve. Now that’s coming back to bite us.