Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: [C-L] Walking Lightly - buying used things

[joyce thorn (jcthorn]

Mayfair Village in Denver is retrofitting solid brick homes built in 
the 40's.  We consider this the most environmentally sound way to go.  
We're also preserving a block in a world of scrape offs.			Joyce

On Jul 8, 2007, at 7:20 PM, Rose M Brandt wrote:

> Ruthpoet wrote:
> Speaking of used items: I don't know how this equation works out is in
> buying a "used" (i.e. already existing) house, vs. building a new, but
> more
> greenly-constructed house. Since there are so many already-built houses
> on the
> market, it makes sense to me on the one hand that it would be better to
> buy one
> of them, rather than using up materials to have a new one constructed. 
> On
> the
> other hand, most existing houses are not as well insulated or set up 
> for
> solar,  etc.  Comments, anyone?
>
> ***
>
> Many older city row houses are very well insulated. They have only two
> walls exposed. Houses built 100 or so years ago were built of 
> substantial
> materials and keep out heat and cold quite well. Old houses do need to
> have windows replaced, oil burners, etc.
>
> Rose
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