>You can buy an existing sustainable
>house, which as you said may be hard to find
My apologies if I have missed some critical discussion of what a
'sustainable' house might be.
My wife and I , for our present house, which we intend to be our last
house, puchased a package from Lindal (formerly of Vancouver, now hq'ed in
Seattle).
What we observed during the construction:
* There was very little waste material, since almost all lumber was cut to
size already.
* The construction was a very quiet activity -- again, since it was all cut
to size, the people we hired and ourselves were able to build the house
with mainly hand tools, instead of having a generator or two on site,
burning fossil fuel all day to power the miriad power tools out there.
* We were able to particip[ate a great deal in the construction, even
though we knew little about the work.
Further:
* This means we have an intimate knowledge of the house's structure and
when things go wrong, we can pinpoint the problem and figure out the
solution --instead of, say, ripping off the entire roof.
* Having participated in this major project, we are now knowledgeable
enough to erect outbuildings or other structures individually or together,
but without bringing in anyone else.
Well, there's more, but I am not sure if this is a contribution to your
discussion?
Terry J. Klokeid, Ph.D.
Amblewood Organic Farm
Fulford Harbour, British Columbia
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
The constitution of Canada does not belong either to Parliament, or to the
Legislatures; it belongs to the country and it is there that the citizens
of the country will find the protection of the rights to which they are
entitled. Supreme Court of Canada A.G. of Nova Scotia and A.G. of Canada,
S.C.R. 1951 pp 32
