ᐅ How can you bypass energy-saving regulations and avoid bureaucratic hassle?

No, I have to agree with you there. By last night at the latest, I thought he must be trolling.

Obviously, it’s a troll, but the topic is still interesting.

Steffen80 schrieb:
And you actually take this guy seriously?

Come on..

If this is a troll, its origin is obvious. The name of a certain gentleman has come up unusually often.

Nevertheless, everyone deserves a chance... the topic, as I understand it, is interesting regardless of trolling: "Is insulation worthwhile?"

“Worthwhile” has both an ecological and an economic dimension, plus the subjective feeling of comfort connected to it.

And even the ecological aspect, although the toughest category in the whole discussion, is controversial. So this is a topic that is certainly not fully settled (okay, maybe it never will be).

You forgot the esoteric aspect, which actually plays the biggest role when it comes to insulation — arguments like "walls can no longer breathe" or "plastic is bad."

The ecological aspect is not really disputed... well, of course, if you consider the frequently mentioned person here, but I’m not saying the moon landing is disputed just because there is a group claiming it was fake, or that 9/11 was staged by the USA. Even the so-called disposal "problem," which was highly debated just a few months ago, has disappeared in no time.

The economic aspect is naturally disputed because no one can predict the future or price developments. Anyone who does not expect rising energy costs cannot calculate insulation economically. Who is right will become clear over many years.

Tego12 schrieb:
The ecological aspect is not controversial...

Is it? I have heard that the production, transportation, and installation of insulation require more energy than it saves over an average service life. That’s clearly incorrect based on calculations, but I have still heard it.

Tego12 schrieb:
Anyone who doesn’t expect rising energy costs can’t economically justify insulation.

That’s why the economic debate is controversial: This might be true if you only compare the future savings on heating energy costs to the price of insulation. But that’s only part of the story. Insulation also adds to the value of the property, so it represents tied-up capital—not just an expense.

Those who argue as you do have removed the property’s value from their personal balance sheet and are only looking at flow variables (e.g., how much do I spend on heating and how much less is that with insulation). The stock variables (such as the property value) are ignored. But that is incorrect. The economic value of insulation is the energy cost savings plus the added value of the building attributed to the insulation.

I haven’t actually calculated anything specific?! Of course, it increases the value of the house and must be taken into account in the calculation, but that does not change the fact that the future development of energy prices is the big unknown, which can be adjusted arbitrarily.