Will sustainability cause home fireplaces to burn out? | News | Architonic
Long, white-tipped woodland walks, choosing between snowball battles or snowperson construction, or taking skates down to the local lake. Those in Northern countries will appreciate the appeal of a cold winter’s day. But the best part of an outing surrounded by snow and ice, perhaps, is the part where you come home.
Just the thought of returning to a roaring fire and a hot (possibly chocolate-based) drink can warm up painfully frozen fingers and toes. But is there still room for this idyllic winter scene in our modern carbon-neutral world? Or should we bravely give up on hundreds of millennia spent obsessing over fire, for the good of the planet? Thankfully, these environmentally-friendly fireplaces and fuel-efficient practices mean we don’t need to make that choi…
