Row\nhouses only form 14% of the Finnish housing stock, but their share of\nnew construction is increasing. On average, row houses are more\nenergy efficient than detached single-family houses because the\napartments have less exterior-wall surface area in relation to floor\narea. Most of the Finnish row houses are heated by district heat and\na small portion by oil. More\nand more often the main method of heating in a row house is\ncomplemented with an air-source heat pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For\nreducing carbon footprint, a row house offers a combination of\npossibilities compared to detached and apartment houses. Like\nsingle-family houses, row houses provide more roof and yard area per\nunit, which allows better use of solar energy and self-sufficient\ngardening\/cultivation. Like apartment houses, row houses allow joint\ninvestments, which is one way to reduce costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Row houses only form 14% of the Finnish housing stock, but their share of new construction is increasing. On average, row houses are more energy efficient than detached single-family houses because the apartments have less exterior-wall surface area in relation to floor area. Most of the Finnish row houses are heated by district heat and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n