Yes, we agree on this one. I built my house myself, and even designed it. I have 5 hvac units with different sections/zones. I put an airlock on every access point so there is a buffer zone. My house is about 6,000 square feet and the average utility bill is under 300.00 per month. We also have about 30 lights in the yard, but they are all solar. If I build another house, I'm thinking about using the cooling pit like GWB has in his. I had actually read about that in a home design mag years ago, but just didn't do it this time. Maybe next time.
JH -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kristyne McDaniel Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 11:26 PM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: RE: [OT] Real Environmentalists John, Yup, its true. The Snopes page about the email is http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/house.asp I would like the whole situation a lot better if Bush pushed environmentalism and Gore lived it, but I have to grant the right wing commentators the fact that Gore does come off as a hypocrite with that house of his. That house is going to bite him in his big fat butt if he tries to run for office again. > HOUSE # 2 (model eco-friendly house) is on a ranch near > Crawford, Texas. > Also known as "the Texas White House," it is the private > residence of the > President of the United States, George W. Bush. I'd also love to have been able to build an even more eco-friendly house than we did, but we didn't have the Bush's budget. We had to be satisfied with extra insulation, one floor below grade, an ultra-high efficient A/C and furnace, two zones in the house, and the best polarized tinted dual pane windows we could by. The house is cooler than the outside even though a whole wall of windows faces due south. The basement level is very cool even on the hottest days. I'm extremely happy about it. Now we just need a new general contractor and to get it finished. Kristyne McDaniel Whether you think you can, or you think you can't.... you are right. -- Henry Ford [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@shelbynet.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
