One of the reason I think the earthship technology is appealing is that it
can reduce costs by decreasing or eliminating many of the utility costs
associated with owning a home. The building that incorporates the
technologies essentially becomes a self-sustaining system. Here’s some
interesting info on retro-fitting existing houses. I do think the authors
address an important point when they take on the issue of changing the
look of the house. I disagree with their conclusion, however, which is
essentially, “get over it”. I think it should be quite possible to do
retrofits which will not clash with existing aesthetic sensibilities-
indeed, which will be actively appealing to existing aesthetic
sensibilities.
posted at 15:30 on Sun, 05 Feb, 2006 |
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