There are houses being built Germany, Austria and Scandinavia (with a few examples in the UK and Ireland) which are far in advance of the current building regulations. Called Passive Houses, their goal is to use as little supplementary heating as possible, relying on solar heating, the heat given off by cookers, hair dryers, computers and other appliances, and even that generated by its occupants.
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