At first glance seemed a greenies paradise. Solar hot water on almost every building.

Then I realised that no one insulated anything! never saw any insulation at all! Yet there were huge output radiators in rooms in the mountains (snow in winter).

Almost everyone had air cooling and yet no insulation. They did used to design for solar shading but not so much for new stuff.

No recycling. Plenty of litter and rubbish around.

The amounts of insulation we put it it was quite a culture shock to see none being used.

Oh yea and pretty much no planning control the whole place was just one big building site -- everyone seemed to a property developer. ( one was claiming green!!)

They are living still in the stone age there.... But I can't believe that buildings in the north consume more energy than in the south!?