At 08:55 PM 7/2/01 +0200 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
>>Why isn't every new house built this way?
>
>It's all still new: the first project was only finished in 1998. Then there
>is the problem that there aren't all that many companies that are
>specialized in this; they simply can't keep up with the rate at which we
>build new housing.
That's odd.
When I was a kid, I saw a show on PBS that detailed just such a pilot
project, this back in the late '80's. I remember that the walls of the
house were built from recycled tyres (they're great insulators), and it was
powered by solar energy, and all sorts of other efficient-stuff.
I guess that just means that the US was once again well ahead of the
Netherlands on the stuff. ;-)
JDG
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