Structural Requirements in Housing Construction to Reduce the Heat Requirements.

The energy requirements for heating can be drastically cut provided that people can be persuaded to change their habits in building construction, heating and dwelling. The first steps must be taken in the design and construction stages if appreciable savings are to be achieved. According to the experience gained in Sweden and in some buildings in West Germany, it should well be possible to make people realize that the opening of windows is undesirable and costly. Changing the habits of people in heating their dwellings should be less difficult and requires only the installation of heating systems with appropriate control gear for rapid response. Such systems are available today.