So the idea of setting up a house that pays its own bills has always appealed to me.
Why pay for power when I could harvest it myself from the sun? Why turn on the heater, when I could live in a house that's built to automatically circulate heat?
What's greener and better for the planet is often also better for our wallets, so it's a win-win.
But how do you know what's worth doing, and what's just greenwashing from a clever salesperson who wants your money?
For the latest Cooking the Books podcast I talked to Sam Archer, from the Green Building Council, and Ian Watt, from Construction Marketing Services.
We discussed the easy fixes that can save money, when it's worth making a bigger investment for something like double glazing, and what they think of energy ratings for houses.
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