Birmingham Friends of The Earth newsletter - Aug-Sep 2009

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Insulation being retrofitted into an old house.

On The Home Front New homes are becoming much better in terms of energy efficiency and insulation values. Whilst this is good news, the UK still has a massive amount of existing poorly insulated homes that are going to be around for a long time to come - in fact 80% of the homes we will have in 2050 are standing today. It is estimated that there are 9 million un-insulated cavity walls and 6.3 million lofts with poor or no insulation. In 2007 British Gas stated that: “As a result of poor insulation, ÂŁ1 in every ÂŁ3 spent heating homes in the UK is wasted.... Continued on Page 12


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