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Spot on. When I asked for my landlord to paint our roof white, he laughed
and yet it was energy efficient, but wasnt widely acceptable (I knew that) yet used in other countries. Look a Coober Pedy, all live underground.Cool houses, and less waste of resources. I wish I had the thousands to start a trend, all houses would be underground, all gardens would be overhead and all idiots opposing this would be underground. I wish. "gardenlen" wrote in message ... g'day bruce, first up we as a society need to get a grasp that the homes we live in are not suited to our climate, they ahve no endearing features that make them work for us free of charge once built. so when we got the opportunity we built a home along efficiency lines and we needed no fans or a/c's or heating not a bad start hey? now we have moved back to the 'burbs we looked for homes that where on the right aspects nad orianted somewhat right so this home needs no heating and on these muggy days needs fans, it would never need a/c. that is where we get our comfort, so now all we have to do now is add some passive cooling and the fans may not be needed ever. but yes i am human like everyone else i need sleep and i need comfort to do it in but then we take the time to find out what is needed to work then go look for it. and at 60 something i may need a little more comfort than when i was younger and healthier. it takes an open mind to think outside the square, and some commitment to the big picture to test the comfort zone envelope. "life is about making choices" i think that is the saying. there are alternatives to be found. On 8 Jan 2007 18:11:45 -0800, wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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g'day jonno,
yes coober pedy is a very good example of thinking outside the square, though the thinking was forced on the inhabitants by very extreme conditions, unfortunatly for the vast majority we mask conditions with resource wastefull modifications, because it is the easy way out. On Tue, 9 Jan 2007 17:28:56 +1100, "Jonno" wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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"Jonno" wrote in message
u... Spot on. When I asked for my landlord to paint our roof white, he laughed and yet it was energy efficient, but wasnt widely acceptable (I knew that) yet used in other countries. Look a Coober Pedy, all live underground.Cool houses, and less waste of resources. I wish I had the thousands to start a trend, all houses would be underground, all gardens would be overhead and all idiots opposing this would be underground. I wish. my dh is digging an outdoor, underground cellar. according to the theory, it will be 17 degrees inside all year round. (bruce might come & sleep in it..!) because it is supposed to double as a bushfire (etc) shelter, i have volunteered to do the stone walling, lest we all be killed. he's good at digging holes though, bless. kylie |
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0tterbot wrote:
"Jonno" wrote in message u... Spot on. When I asked for my landlord to paint our roof white, he laughed and yet it was energy efficient, but wasnt widely acceptable (I knew that) yet used in other countries. Look a Coober Pedy, all live underground.Cool houses, and less waste of resources. I wish I had the thousands to start a trend, all houses would be underground, all gardens would be overhead and all idiots opposing this would be underground. I wish. my dh is digging an outdoor, underground cellar. according to the theory, it will be 17 degrees inside all year round. (bruce might come & sleep in it..!) because it is supposed to double as a bushfire (etc) shelter, i have volunteered to do the stone walling, lest we all be killed. he's good at digging holes though, bless. kylie Yeah, theres a lot to be said for underground housing, but they lack views and can be claustrophobic. It depends on what youre used to I guess... Sound proof as well. Problems with drainage if not properly done of course. Constant temperature etc... |
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g'day jonno,
claustrophobic very possible for me a good possiblity but have never tried it yet, have done tours in those limestone caves near rocky that got quite tight and closed in but all ok, these specially designed underground homes have roominess about them. and i would give up a view just to be naturally comfortable and not spening huge amounts of limited resources getting that way. a view is just another one of those unsustainable bad habits we have been indoctrinated into believing we need, but when you look at the 'burbs where we nearly all live what views are there? On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 07:12:07 +1100, Jonno wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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"Jonno" wrote: Look a Coober Pedy, all live underground.Cool houses, and less waste of resources. I wish I had the thousands to start a trend, all houses would be underground, all gardens would be overhead and all idiots opposing this would be underground. I wish. LOL, we'd have a little problem with the water table if we tried to move underground! We are on low-lying ground close to a couple of creeks that drain into the Parramatta River. Our DA to extend has just been approved. We are retrofitting our house to improve winter solar access and summer ventilation, as well as improving internal space, acess to back yard, etc. Our architect has said that we aren't getting a lot of extra internal space for our renovation dollar. Um, yeah. That's the point. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled." Kerry Cue |
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