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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Guardian community team

Tell us: how energy efficient is your new-build home in the UK?

Heat pumps and insulation are some of the ways new buildings can be low carbon
Heat pumps and insulation are some of the ways new buildings can be low carbon Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

We want to speak to people in the UK who live in recently built housing about how energy efficient and low carbon their home is.

Whether you are a renter or a homeowner in the UK, if you live in a new-build home – constructed in the last few years - we want to hear about your experience. Is your home well-insulated – or not? What is the impact on you and your bills? How are you affected when the temperatures plummet (or soar?)

Have you moved into a recently built home that has a gas boiler, rather than a heat pump? How do you feel about that and having to retrofit when boilers are phased out? Do you have solar panels – and if not, have you tried to upgrade your home?

What are the other ways you think your home could be designed to be more efficient? How important to you is it that new housing is designed to be low carbon?

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