Re: GBlist: re: concrete houses

Loren Abraham (loren@cstone.net)
Fri, 28 Feb 1997 02:45:26 -0500

You wrote:
> Disadvantages:
>
> 1. Concrete has a high EE
> 2. The "feel" of concrete, both objectivly and subjectivly speaking, is
> not so good
> 3. No owner (unless he/she is an engineer or survivalist) would go for it
>
> I invite comments.
>
> Buzz Burrell

Embodied Energy is relative. Concrete is more energy intensive than wood,
but less than plastic, aluminum, iron, steel and probably imported marble,
for a given application. Who can argue that Falling Water "rests heavy on
the land" _ on the water maybe.

Loren Abraham
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