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So while there has long been an ethical and environmental argument for living in a green home, there are now financial incentives too.
An eco-friendly home is likely to have certain features such as high levels of insulation to keep in heat, big windows to let in lots of daylight, renewable energy sources like south-facing solar roof panels or wind turbines, energy-efficient heating systems and water collection facilities such as outdoor water-butts.
However, an eco-friendly house is not the same thing as a 'carbon-zero' home that, by definition, must literally generate the same energy as it spends creating a net 'zero emission' of carbon dioxide. The vast majority of existing homes are simply not built to achieve this state - however environmentally-aware its occupants.
So where can you find an eco-friendly home? Greenmoves.co.uk is an online 'broker' for green homes, either from developers or private individuals.
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