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I don’t disagree with you at all, which is why I believe dense, vibrant cities are the future rather than endless suburban sprawl so that people can have their

by voisin 3y ago

I don’t disagree with you at all, which is why I believe dense, vibrant cities are the future rather than endless suburban sprawl so that people can have their 1/4 acre with backyard and everyone has their own in-home office. I view WFH as a setback to the climate argument rather than a benefit. We should be tackling commutes by building denser cities with mass transit, not by having everyone with more space in the burbs. Another point: it takes a lot more to heat and cool thousands of individual houses to human comfort rather than setting those thermostats back throughout the day and only managing the HVAC for densely packed offices.

lproven 3y ago
Yes and no. :-) I lived in such a city until January, in a dense medium-rise apartment block, with 3 forms of public transport available to me within walking distance. It had no heating system of any form, heated by hot water from the mains supply, provided by waste heat from a power station 40km away. I worked from home from it from early 2020 for 3 years. I'd prefer, for that purpose, that it were considerably larger and had a dedicated office space, or even a co-working space in every building or something like that. I have never, even driven a car to work routinely in my life. I got my driver's licence at 37 and have not owned a car as a licence holder. But TBH I personally did prefer going into an office. Almost everyone I know prefers not to, though. So, you're right, but the two designs are not mutually exclusive, which you seem to be implying.
jupp0r 3y ago
The problem is that people do not want to live in densely packed high rise buildings with noisy neighbors, lots of crime and no nature for their kids to play in when the alternative is a nice little house in the suburbs or in a small rural town. HVAC is a completely solved problem by just putting solar on roofs, especially for single family homes.

by voisin 3y ago

lproven 3y ago

Yes and no. :-) I lived in such a city until January, in a dense medium-rise apartment block, with 3 forms of public transport available to me within walking distance. It had no heating system of any form, heated by hot water from the mains supply, provided by waste heat from a power station 40km away. I worked from home from it from early 2020 for 3 years. I'd prefer, for that purpose, that it were considerably larger and had a dedicated office space, or even a co-working space in every building or something like that. I have never, even driven a car to work routinely in my life. I got my driver's licence at 37 and have not owned a car as a licence holder. But TBH I personally did prefer going into an office. Almost everyone I know prefers not to, though. So, you're right, but the two designs are not mutually exclusive, which you seem to be implying.

jupp0r 3y ago

The problem is that people do not want to live in densely packed high rise buildings with noisy neighbors, lots of crime and no nature for their kids to play in when the alternative is a nice little house in the suburbs or in a small rural town. HVAC is a completely solved problem by just putting solar on roofs, especially for single family homes.