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Energy consumption and CO 2 emissions from building

Energy consumption for heating and hot water Kilowatt hour per square metre per year

Old structure built or rehabilitated before 1980

300

Modern structure built in compliance with the latest energy-efficient guidelines

Passive house built in compliance with the German Passivhaus or Swiss Minergie P standard

90

15

CO 2 emissions depending on the energy used for heating and hot water, for a 100 square metre dwelling Kilograms of carbon equivalent per year

1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 4 000 3 500

Electricity 1

Wood 2

3 681

Oil

Natural gas

1. Average emissions: output varies with the means of production. 2. Logged in managed forests and burned in a high-efficiency stove.

2 233

1 513

1 104

669,6

453,6

0 500

184 111 75 0

0 Modern structure

0

Old structure

Passive housing

Sources: Cécile Marin, Atlas Environnement du Monde Diplomatique, 2007; La Maison écologique, n° 37, February-March 2007; Effinergie; Minergie; Passivhaus; Ademe.

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