seattle.politics

On Aug 31, 4:58 pm, Festivus wrote:
> Lobby Dosser wrote:
> > Caddyshack...@ wrote:
>
> >> Water vapor traps a lot more heat than CO2. An individual can do their
> >> part by conserving their own water vapor. I don't believe this is
> >> beyond our current technology. It may never be fashionable, but that
> >> is price the environmentally conscious pay when they deny themselves
> >> nice looking homes and cars.
>
> > Which, of course, none of them do. In fact, many of them are among the most
> > conspicuous consumers on the planet.
>
> Now, now.
>
> I've spent the last year of my life building an addition to my home.
> Against the advice of every damn contractor on the West Side, we picked
> Poly-Steel (concrete filled extruded polystyrene) for the building,
> based largely on environmental concerns.
>
> 1. Thermally as efficient as anything you can build - you get an
> R50-R60 wall when you're done.
> 2. Fewer trees by far used in the construction
> 3. Radiant barrier mounted under the sheetrock combined with radiant
> floor heating reduces heat loss even further.
> 4. Highest efficiency low-E windows money can buy
>
> It's taken us twice as long to build as a stick home of the same
> footprint, and they have pet names for the project at the county - last
> I heard, it's called the "Blockhouse".
>
> So some of us at least try to walk the walk.

Not really, I doubt you can justify expanding your existing house.