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Inside the Energy House Labs in Salford, England, the energy efficiency of new-builds is being researched and tested.
The overriding goal is to make substantial reductions in carbon emissions.
As the construction sector gears up to implement new government regulations on housing from 2025, the capacity to fast-track such experiments artificially is paramount, as Professor Will Swan, Labs Director, clarifies.
Inside these unique chambers, the test homes can be soaked by torrential rain, battered by snowy blizzards and buffeted by gusty winds.
They can be heated to 40°C and then chilled to -20°C from the safety of a control room.
Despite looking inviting, these special homes on the premises are occupied solely by a range of state-of-the-art sensors and scientific paraphernalia used to measure the energy efficiency of various technological gadgets.
Having already had the opportunity to trial some of the latest technological innovations which feature in these test buildings, technical director Tom Cox is upbeat and enthusiastic.
In Cox's opinion, what's particularly impressive about the technology is how the separate components can combine as one integrated system.
Before soaring energy bills go through the roof and climate change goes off the scale, this facility makes the imminent construction of net zero homes seem feasible.
