Even if #inflation keeps falling, high heat fuel prices could hit Bostonians hard this year. Mark Melnik pf the #UMass Donahue Institute explains how good economic news might be cold comfort in a region that can't opt out of winter #heatingcosts, no matter how expensive.🌡️ https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2023/01/23/inflation-heat-bills-boston

Even if #inflation keeps falling, high heat fuel prices could hit Bostonians hard this year. Mark Melnik pf the #UMass Donahue Institute explains how good economic news might be cold comfort in a region that can't opt out of winter #heatingcosts, no matter how expensive.🌡️ https://www.axios.com/local/boston/2023/01/23/inflation-heat-bills-boston

I woke up every time the furnace kicked in last night. I could literally feel the money leaving my bank account.
#winter #heatingcosts

This Thursday's long read!

Built in the back garden of two architects, this simple-but-elegant brick house in Blackrock faced the twin challenges of an extremely tight site and less-than-ideal orientation, but with rigorous attention to detail it came close to #passivehouse levels - while delivering impressively low actual #Heatingcosts
https://mailchi.mp/passivehouseplus/stylish-low-energy-south-dublin-house?e=218971174a

#lowenergy #architecture #sustainability #buildingdesign #energycrisis