They claim 10% cost increase. Pretty reasonable just make the house 15% smaller and you are already saving moneyThis lower tech passive house in Maine has a more reasonable price.
This Maine home can stay 70 degrees without a furnace, even when it's freezing outside
With extra insulation and lots of sun, a passive house in the town of Hope is able to maintain an indoor temperature of around 70 degrees without the use of a furnace.www.mainepublic.org
1500 square feet? That's a living room, not a house!This lower tech passive house in Maine has a more reasonable price.
This Maine home can stay 70 degrees without a furnace, even when it's freezing outside
With extra insulation and lots of sun, a passive house in the town of Hope is able to maintain an indoor temperature of around 70 degrees without the use of a furnace.www.mainepublic.org
1500 square feet? That's a living room, not a house!
It's an interesting exercise, but it needs to be replicated on something a bit bigger, for practical consideration.
‘Merica!! (See thread title… problem may not just be related to the house)1500 square feet? That's a living room, not a house!
It's an interesting exercise, but it needs to be replicated on something a bit bigger, for practical consideration.
I drove a 26 horsepower car, my first time working in Germany. I could "get by" with it, but I prefer our 500 horsepower American muscle.Most people can get by with houses that aren’t 3000+ sqft. I personally wouldn’t want a house much more than 2000. My current house is 1584sqft and I feel it’s a nice size.
Yep... you could "get by", like folks in Russia and former East Germany! I have friends who grew up with entire families in 500 sf apartments in Stollberg and Zwickau. They called them "workers shoeboxes", and they "got by"!‘Merica!! (See thread title… problem may not just be related to the house)
As a family of 7 we’d have a hard time in 2000 sq ft but if we were to adopt a less stuff mindset I bet we could get by but I’d probably have to have hand in designing the house.
Depends on location. Homes in cold areas tend to be smaller. It's the average size of homes in NY state. It wouldn't surprise me if over half of h.com members live in 1600 sq ft or smaller homes.1500 square feet? That's a living room, not a house!
It's an interesting exercise, but it needs to be replicated on something a bit bigger, for practical consideration.
Good point. Excluding crazy-expensive Hawaii, which bucks all trends, the list I just Googled does seem to show more of the extremely cold states toward the bottom of the list. It's not a hard/fast rule, there's a lot of economics involved I'm sure, but it does seem to weight that way.Depends on location. Homes in cold areas tend to be smaller. It's the average size of homes in NY state. It wouldn't surprise me if over half of h.com members live in 1600 sq ft or smaller homes.
How Big Is Your Home? Here Is the Average Home Size by State
Are you curious about how big homes are in different states? Read on to learn how your home stacks up.www.fool.com
I've had one issue with my geo system in the last 12 years. A $5 ( if that ) capacitor went bad that was replaced under warranty. I did have to pay for labor.My work buddy had his geo system go kaput within 10 years. Leaking well. Bad air handler. Finally did a whole replacement. For a data point of 1.
Worse than that, he bought the house new from a builder who specialized in 'green' townhomes with all the bells and whistles, and poor attention to detail.I've had one issue with my geo system in the last 12 years. A $5 ( if that ) capacitor went bad that was replaced under warranty. I did have to pay for labor.
Lots of slick geo salesmen out there. My guess is, he / she / they didn't do their homework well enough before buying.
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