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We haven't found an affordable way to retrofit old buildings to be energy efficient.

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Older buildings often waste huge amounts of energy through poor insulation and outdated systems, but retrofitting them is usually expensive and disruptive. Cheaper retrofit solutions could unlock major emissions reductions from existing infrastructure.

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Citation ID: WS00211 Title: We haven't found an affordable way to retrofit old buildings to be energy efficient. URL: https://www.worldsolve.org/index.php?api=problem&id=211