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To: Tommaso who wrote (93364)	10/30/2007 4:33:35 PM
From: Smiling Bob	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Good for you. I see you hate to see all that heat go up the chimney as well. Something everyone should consider is geothermal- should almost be mandated. A constant 55 degrees or so can make for almost free cooling and reduced heating and hot water bills. There will always be compromises in getting a home airtight. Some ventilation is needed, but with minimal heat loss. I used to study energy efficiency with a passion. Was never one for waste. Scandanavian and many European countries are light years ahead of the US. There are lots of regulations that could have been enacted here to help with energy efficient buildings, but never really has. No wonder other countries would prefer we stay on this side. Orientation, water retention basins, trees, and geothermal are all low cost additions to new construction that can make a huge difference. A major pet peeve of mine is to see malls, shopping centers and other complexes erected with acres of blacktop and almost no shade trees. Must be the hassle of cleaning up the leaves and the forfeiture of a few parking spaces.