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Anna White

Homes of the future: Kevin McCloud on how design is changing — and energy-positive properties that will earn you money

Kevin McCloud

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The home of the future will put function before style and be based on a broken plan layout with moveable walls. Above all else, it will be energy positive and make the homeowner money, according to the Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud.

Rapidly rising energy bills and living costs will drive the construction of high quality "resilient" homes that withstand climate change and cost nothing to heat, in fact they should generate revenue – he tells Homes & Property.

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