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| A 1930s-style house is being built on a university campus to help people who own old homes to save on energy costs. | A 1930s-style house is being built on a university campus to help people who own old homes to save on energy costs. |
| The replica house at Nottingham University will have hundreds of sensors to monitor heat loss and find better ways to update old houses. | The replica house at Nottingham University will have hundreds of sensors to monitor heat loss and find better ways to update old houses. |
| The project, supported by energy firm E.ON, is meant to learn from the failings of homes of the past. | The project, supported by energy firm E.ON, is meant to learn from the failings of homes of the past. |
| The three-year project will investigate how a suburban home could be upgraded to help reduce CO2 emissions. | The three-year project will investigate how a suburban home could be upgraded to help reduce CO2 emissions. |
| Timber extension | Timber extension |
| Researcher Dr Mark Gillott described the house as "probably the most highly monitored home of its type in the world". | Researcher Dr Mark Gillott described the house as "probably the most highly monitored home of its type in the world". |
| We are not monitoring just the house but the people living there Dr Mark Gillett, Nottingham University | We are not monitoring just the house but the people living there Dr Mark Gillett, Nottingham University |
| "We have to develop solutions that are applicable in the real world." | "We have to develop solutions that are applicable in the real world." |
| Dr Gillott said: "We have 21 million existing homes in the UK and 15 million of them have inadequate insulation. We want to take the house to a zero-carbon standard within three years." | |
| He said the monitoring used in the house is based on automotive manufacturing industry tracking and will be used to determine people's energy consumption. | He said the monitoring used in the house is based on automotive manufacturing industry tracking and will be used to determine people's energy consumption. |
| The researchers will also try to work out how to make best use of materials, renewable energy technology and energy management systems in the three-bedroom semi-detached house. | The researchers will also try to work out how to make best use of materials, renewable energy technology and energy management systems in the three-bedroom semi-detached house. |
| The government has set targets for all new homes to be zero carbon from 2016. | The government has set targets for all new homes to be zero carbon from 2016. |
| "We will have a family moving in to live in the house so we will get real data. We are not monitoring just the house but the people living there," Dr Gillott said. | |
| Research work will look at retro-fitting for existing houses including changes to the building fabric, heating and energy use including insulation, glazing, and building automation technology. | Research work will look at retro-fitting for existing houses including changes to the building fabric, heating and energy use including insulation, glazing, and building automation technology. |
| A timber-frame extension will be added to the existing house during the project to provide additional living spaces and allow new energy-saving initiatives to be tested. | A timber-frame extension will be added to the existing house during the project to provide additional living spaces and allow new energy-saving initiatives to be tested. |
| The roof of the extension will be designed to allow solar panels to be installed in the most effective manner. | The roof of the extension will be designed to allow solar panels to be installed in the most effective manner. |
| The house is one of six sustainable homes being built on the campus. | The house is one of six sustainable homes being built on the campus. |