Fortifying Homes
Tags: colorado, green inc., homes, nytimes, Obama, stimulus, weatherization, zeller
For all of the attention paid to our inefficient cities and the need for higher building standards, the elephant in the room is how to retrofit the housing stock that we already have. It’s not a sexy task, but the truth is that building new domiciles for everyone, or even most people, is way out of the question.
When lobbying for the recently adopted American economic stimulus package, President Barack Obama hit the media circuit touting the stimulative effects of home-weatherization. Though hardly inspirational (John Stewart had a field-day with the mundane soundbites), Obama hit on an important need, especially in North American suburbs.
Tom Zeller, editor of the New York Times’ Green Inc. blog, recently began a video series documenting the weatherization of his Colorado home. His project is likely to be replicated millions of times over … Continue Reading
