Bigger isn’t greener

Monday, April 7th, 2008
By Brianne Fahey

This posting from Building Cincinnati makes an important point about green residential building.

“Even “eco-fitting” a 3,000-square-foot house doesn’t necessarily make it eco-friendly - a 2005 analysis in the Journal of Industrial Ecology concluded that one of these homes, even if rated as super-efficient, consumes 50 percent more energy that a 1,500-square-foot house built only to mediocre energy standards. “

Here’s an idea, maybe the city and county can develop to the environment’s needs and still create world-class living space. How about planning an eco-amazing home-a-rama 2012 on The Banks, and enforce a 2000 square foot maximum living space size limit? The stage is set for New Urbanism to meet the critical mass of Cincinnati residents.

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