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Does our Planet have the resources to
continue to build houses in a big country like ours which average 2200 square
feet in size? For how long? Does the Planet have the energy to
continue to heat and cool such size houses even with excellent energy efficient
methods of building in place? For how long? Where will it all
end?
The words of Henry David Thoreau keep
coming back to me:
"Most of the luxuries and
many of the so-called comforts of life
are not only not indispensable, but
positive hindrances to the
elevation of mankind."
Sincerely,
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 9:08
AM
Subject: [GBlist] monster houses
The average newly built home in the US is now at 2200 sf.
Robert
H. Falk, Ph.D, PE
Research Engineer
Advanced Housing Research
Center
USDA Forest Products Laboratory
One Gifford Pinchot Dr.
Madison, Wisconsin 53705
Phone: (608) 231-9255
Fax: (608)
231-9303
e-mail: rfalk@facstaff.wisc.edu
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