> Skyscrapers also have a footprint that might no be immediately obvious - it's their energy, water and food demand I am not sure I understand. Wouldn't all th

> Skyscrapers also have a footprint that might no be immediately obvious - it's their energy, water and food demand I am not sure I understand. Wouldn't all these statistics amount to roughly equal or lower consumption as compared to options that house a similar number of people ? Skyscraper resource consumption = domestic resource consumption per capita + overhead The domestic resource consumption is constant. The overhead is actually lower. Centralized heating is cheaper than individual heating. Lighting a bunch of corridors is cheaper than lighting an entire street of single family housing. Water consumption is also lower when the green spaces are communal (green rooftop) vs individual yards.