Protecting families from fuel poverty during extreme weather conditions

燃料贫困会带来痛苦、健康不佳和过早死亡。据预测，在即将到来的冬天，英国将有多达1000万家庭遭受这种热浪的影响。为了应对这场正在上演的悲剧，维拉维德正在开发一种产品，以消除最严重的燃料贫困因素。这是通过实施技术将寒冷、潮湿、取暖昂贵的房间转变为舒适的干燥、取暖廉价的房间：庇护所！我们的产品被称为庇护所。一个家庭可以舒适地学习、工作、吃饭和外出的地方。除了将寒冷的房间转变为温暖的房间外，庇护所还提供新鲜的过滤空气、良好的采光和音响效果。最后，所有的一切都被精心装饰成租户选择的颜色。庇护所房间的变革性效果很难被夸大。一旦安装好，一个家庭就可以不再考虑生存，而是考虑生活。他们将在家里有一个舒适的房间，这将改善他们的福祉，以及他们的身心健康。整个社会将受益于更低的医疗成本、更低的能源消耗和更高的生产率。

Fuel poverty creates misery, ill health, and premature death. It is predicted that In the UK up to 10 million households will suffer from this scurge this coming winter.In response to this unfolding tragedy, VeraVerde is developing a product to eliminate the worst elements of fuel poverty. This works by implementing technologies that convert a cold, damp, expensive-to-heat room into a dry, cheap-to-heat room that is a pleasure to occupy: a Sanctuary!Our product is called the Sanctuary Room.A place that a family can study, work, eat, and hang out together in comfort.In addition to converting a cold room into a warm room, the Sanctuary Room provides fresh filtered air, has good lighting, and acoustics. Finally it all is nicely decorated in the colours of the tenants choice.The transformative effects of the Sanctuary Room are hard to exaggerate. Once installed a family can stop thinking of survival and think of living. They will have a room in their home where they will be comfortable, which will improve their well being, and their physical and mental health. Society at large will benefit with reduced healthcare costs, reduced energy use, and higher productivity.