Swedish Family to Live in Eco-Friendly "One Ton" House

  • 13 years ago
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The finishing touches for a family house that aims to set new standards.

This is the One Ton Life project - a collaboration between an energy company, a house-builder and a car maker.

They want to see if a typical Swedish family can cut their CO2 emissions from the average, about 7 tons a year to just one, according to Vattenfall's Annika Ramskold.

[Annika Ramskold, Vattenfall]:
"You and I as ordinary persons we're using seven tons of carbon dioxide per person and per year and what we're trying to reach in this house is to get it down to a level of one-ton per person per year."

The house has high levels of insulation and uses sustainable materials - but should function like a normal family home.

[David Jarevik, A-Hus]:
"An ordinary family can live in this house without actually sacrificing the values of comfort inside, the function and design."

Volvo are providing the family car - and looking forward to studying how it fits into family life under the restricted circumstances.

[Johan Konneberg, Volvo]:
"This is very interesting for us to see the behavior of the family when it comes to driving distances, when it comes to charging and service and maintenance for the vehicle."

One of sixty local families that have volunteered to live in the house for the six month trial will move in in January - they'll be studied, and their emissions measured, all in the name of environmental science.

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