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We can, there's just a lot of factors making it hard to gain market acceptance (is that the appropriate term here?) I would jump at the chance to live in somet
by kaens 18y ago
We can, there's just a lot of factors making it hard to gain market acceptance (is that the appropriate term here?)
I would jump at the chance to live in something like a Dymaxion house* in a walkable community.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_House http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_House
EDIT: For more awesome houses, have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_building http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_building
- LogicHoleFlaw 18y agoI think a lot of the market-acceptance factor is that many people, when they hear the term "affordable housing", immediately think "double-wide."
- kaens 18y agoI agree. That, and when a lot of people think "I'm going to buy a house," they are thinking of that one house that's in every single suburb. That one that is functionally the same but might have a different room layout. I think the trend may be shifting (part of me thinks that the trend will have to shift), and that would be good. I know that I, and most of the people I know, would like to be living in a walkable community in housing that is as sustainable as possible. I mean, if I had the capital for it, I'd get on building an awesome little town. I don't though, and probably won't for a while - maybe someday though.
- pchristensen 18y agoDon't forget "project", "ghetto", and "minorities"
- rsheridan6 18y agoIt's worth noting that Bucky Fuller, designer of the Dymaxion House, had terrible problems with unions and regulations. That's part of why his homebuilding business was a failure.