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A very good point. After reading the linked 99% piece linked above I'd perhaps extend that to "stigma, hubris and marketing". It's not very "modern" either is
by oldcynic 8y ago
A very good point. After reading the linked 99% piece linked above I'd perhaps extend that to "stigma, hubris and marketing".
It's not very "modern" either is it? Hmm. I wonder if that's why we got the post-war modernism school of architecture. :)
Someone used to monoculture and pesticides presumes dishonesty when hearing about the productivity of permaculture - or even traditional mixed farming as it's comparing mono yields against dozens of crops and livestock at the same time from the acre.
It's a disappointment realising, after visiting a selection of old buildings, just how much nicer the old solutions are for humans to inhabit. You get none of the harsh drying that you do with heating and AC, but you do get small temperature variations and air movement that make it far better.
I haven't come across Earthship before, surprisingly, so thanks for that.
- zamber 8y agoRegarding old buildings - it also applies to cities. I once seen somewhere that Wrocław was designed to have air flow through the streets freely to take out coal hearing induced smog. Now, after the war, Polish architects unaware of that redesigned some of these airways and even though coal burning is almost non-existent smog levels are rising. Cars and loss of greenery contribute to it but one can only wonder how good air would have been if they would follow the original plan.