Modern insulation is really, really good, and modern heatpumps are very energy efficient and don't pollute your house with CO, CO2, and particulate matter like woodsmoke. Also, modern double- or triple-pane windows insulate much better than drafty Elizabethan windows. We live in a time of marvels.

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basilgohar 2 hours ago | parent [-]

You're talking about the best of what's available but that is rarely what builders use and retrofitting your already constructed house to use these could end up costing you 1/3 or more of your home's original value.

All that is to say that builders cheap out on new home construction so most people don't get to enjoy the benefits if these innovations.

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loeg an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Not sure where you live, but all of that stuff is minimum code in new construction where I live. And it is inspected.

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teiferer 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Um, nobody builds a house without modern insulation (rock wool etc) and 3-pane windows. It wouldn't be legal either.

	▲	SturgeonsLaw 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That depends where you are. Here in Australia the default is single glazed windows, and double glazed is hideously expensive, especially to retrofit. Sounds you're somewhere with some actual building standards though.