Eiffel Tower turbines<\/a><\/p>\nSo what is stopping you?<\/p>\n
The argument that sustainability is too modern won’t fly. \u00a0In fact, the only way to ensure these buildings will be around and cared for is if we make sure their operating expenses are manageable! To do so we need to manage the energy use aggressively, now, and reduce that volatile piece of the operational budget.<\/p>\n
There will always be debates about appearance, and certainly we need to employ a building science based assessment of what types of efficiency projects make sense. \u00a0We don’t want to improperly add a think layer of insulation and a vapor barrier to a wall if it will force the freeze point into the middle of the stone, for example. And there will always be struggles with finding the money to pay for the work we need to do. \u00a0But in the end we need to understand that we cannot preserve these icons or even our older, classic homes to be just as they were when they were built. <\/strong><\/p>\nTimes have changed, materials have changed, climate has changed and our knowledge has changed. Time to change our energy use!<\/p>\n
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