Low-energy house

A low-energy house is any type of house that from design, technologies and building products uses less energy, from any source, than a traditional or average contemporary house. In the practice of sustainable design, sustainable architecture, low-energy building, energy-efficient landscaping low-energy houses often use active solar and passive solar building design techniques and components to reduce their energy expenditure.

General usage

The meaning of the term 'low-energy house' has changed over time, but in Europe it generally refers to a house that uses around half of the German or Swiss low-energy standards referred to below for space heating, typically in the range from 30 kWh/m²a to 20 kWh/m²a (9,500 Btu/ft²/yr to 6,300 Btu/ft²/yr). Below this the term 'Ultra-low-energy building' is often used.

The term can also refer to any dwelling whose energy use is below the standards demanded by current building codes. Because national standards vary considerably around the world, 'low-energy' developments in one country may not meet 'normal practice' in another.

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We renovated our home and cut our energy bills to zero

The Times/The Sunday Times 01 Apr 2025
That’s because their 100-year-old terrace in north London no longer has any energy bills ... The house has had what sustainability geeks call a “deep retrofit”, which turned it into a high-performance, low-energy home.
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How to collapse America from the inside out

Alternet 31 Mar 2025
He just needs to rise from within ... government capacity ... — Ripping up the Department of Energy so it can’t fund any more “green” energy projects. — Wiping out the Department of Housing and Urban Development to prevent any new low-income housing projects.
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'Money should be taken back by DOGE': Trump uses conspiracy theory to target Politico

Raw Story 27 Mar 2025
"The money was designated to fund energy-efficient housing upgrades — such as heat pumps and solar panels — in low-income areas nationwide through the Inflation Reduction Act, which Congress approved in 2022," said the AJC.
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Guest Opinion: Federal, state funding for families helps people in Cass, Beltrami counties

Brainerd Dispatch 26 Mar 2025
Energy Assistance, Weatherization, YouthBuild, and Supportive Housing. Each of these services is focused on low-income families, frequently seniors/elderly and those living in poverty ... The Energy ...
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Automotive resurgence? Hyundai’s $21B bet on the US

Freight Waves 25 Mar 2025
The Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) quadrennial survey data, released Tuesday morning, showed that manufacturing energy consumption has continued to grow (as of 2022), up from its low in 2010.
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Colorado building owners face $17 million per year fine under energy bill

Colorado Springs Gazette 19 Mar 2025
Multifamily housing, which advocates describe as the most energy-efficient form of housing in the state, tends to serve more low-income people than single-family housing, Hamrick said, meaning this ...
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Republicans' reckless assault on clean energy will cost them

The Hill 14 Mar 2025
House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) went even further, calling clean energy investments “low-hanging fruit” to pay for their agenda ... Clean energy investments aren’t “low-hanging fruit” to be sacrificed to Big Oil.
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Cabinet Division striving to ensure effective governance

Urdu Point 14 Mar 2025
OGRA initiated energy security policies and refinery upgrades. NAPHDA launched low-cost housing schemes under the Mera Pakistan Mera Ghar program ... NAPHDA financed 31,391 housing units, generating an economic impact of Rs 3,637 billion.
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