I don't think this is getting the coverage it needs. Scottish government to require passivhaus standard for all new build homes. This is big. Really big. Growing out of lessons from the 70's oil crisis. Passivhaus buildings use very little energy to heat, or to cool. We've known how to do this for decades. It's gross negligence from all western governments that the same is not true of all new builds in the developed world.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/23197204.government-announces-passivhaus-standards-adopted-scotland/

@quixoticgeek If they make this stick, that is brilliant, it is shameful that UK wide plans were abandoned back in 2015 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/10/uk-scraps-zero-carbon-home-target
UK scraps zero carbon homes plan

Treasury axes plans to make new homes carbon neutral from 2016, drawing widespread criticism from housebuilders and environmentalists

The Guardian