Greenwashing: What you need to know - BBC My World #shorts

Being eco-friendly, sustainable, or green, has become the latest fashion. But some companies which brand themselves in this way have been accused of exaggerating or making up their sustainable credentials - this is known as ‘greenwashing’.

Advertising regulators are now trying to clamp down on businesses who may be misleading consumers.

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[dougnuttall]

I converted a council house as part of CLG's retrofit for the future in 2015. I installed air source heat pumps and solar thermal. There was some massive problems:
1. The heat pumps were noisy and bulky.
2. You need to fit a hot water boiler, where if your house is small?
3. The heat when you want it is not responsive as gas heating so you need to plan when you want to be warm.
4. Heat pumps, ground or air, only work effectively if the property is totally insulated and virtually air tight. I had to fit 100mm thermal insulation to all internal walls.
5. Double glazing wasn't effective. I needed triple K glass
6. The control device is complicated and needs summer/winter timing programs
7. I also fitted solar panels, but the roof was not new/strong enough to support the panels and needed to be replaced.
8. I wanted ground source heat pumps but you need to bury several large coils 10ft into the ground/garden.
Total cost £143k
After 12 months with a tenant the heat pump had to be removed as they couldn't work it properly. All in all its sounds a good idea for middle/high income earners but your average tenant in a 1940's semi will never be able to have it.