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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi John</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I accept that you were</FONT> <EM>"implicitly
discussing the 99% of homes 1 billion people live in the western live in. There
are literally billions more people lined up trying to build and get into this
type of housing, so the conversation, and the understanding of different types
of housing is really important for the environment."</EM></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I also know the mechanical ventilation debate has
opened up a much bigger discussion than the original posts intended. We are
looking at this from different angles.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The big wheel is turning. You say that 99% of
people want/need passivehaus housing. The supposition is that this is the
direction that the construction industry/public desire is going and it
has gathered so much momentum that it cannot be stopped.
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>To<FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"> <FONT size=2
face=Arial>borrow from Robert Riversong's email again
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<DIV><EM><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman">That we don't have much of a choice
today in the necessity of mechanical ventilation in well-insulated homes is
evidence of the cul-de-sac that our "progress" has driven us
into.</FONT></EM></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I suppose I am questioning (maybe naively and
idealistically) whether there can be a shift in societal expectation?
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I know when people started building with straw
bales, the wider masses thought they were crazy. It was so simple and so cheap -
it couldn't be possible!!! Now it is a well-established, well-researched method
of building. Just because the "mad" 1% were doing it, didn't put them off. And
with time it continues to gain a bigger and bigger foothold in the
mainstream.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>A lot of our work is about bringing people back to
simplicity - to start with the people - to change their perceptions - and then a
different type of building becomes possible. This type of work may only be
affecting the 1% at the moment (maybe even less), but there is potential for it
to grow. I suppose I am trying to say that it is important that we do keep
other options open - that there is not just one holy grail. (And I accept that
this is not what the original thread was about).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If we decide to hang on to the wheel and turn with
it, then it is critically important that the best quality buildings are produced
for this style of construction - which is what you are promoting. I suppose
some of us are deciding to jump off the wheel (and hope it doesn't roll over us
and squash us to pieces).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hmmmmm</FONT></DIV>
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