c/transit&urbanism when?

      • Circra [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah I mean it does look like the kind of place where you might have to shoot the occasional irradiated giant insect but it still beats those weird, soulless suburban homes that always remind me of tombs for people who are still living.

      • qublic69 [none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        It’s also rather green and clean which is always a plus

        Only if the climate is nice and warm; trailers are extremely energy inefficient if heating is required.

          • qublic69 [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            Yeah, but insulated walls are thicker, and at that point you're just building a house.
            And even if you have improved insulation, any larger building has a smaller relative surface area through which to lose heat.
            An apartment building is much more energy efficient because it is like trailers pushed up against each other.

              • qublic69 [none/use name]
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                4 years ago

                I'm curious which buildings you're talking about.

                Some ancient buildings use really thick walls with high heat absorption to balance the temperature throughout the day.
                In hot climates, if there is abundant salt water, another option is a windcatcher.
                It gets more difficult if the outside is consistently cold, although in theory if the insulation is good enough body heat alone could work.

                Also in northern Europe I think some buildings use geothermal. Or even heat batteries, where they collect heat in summer and then use it in winter.
                I don't know at what scale that is being done.

              • EugeneDebs [he/him]
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                4 years ago

                There's "earth-sheltered" houses , built into a hill like a hobbit-home. The ground a few feet below the surface doesn't vary much in temperature, so they need pretty minimal cooling/heating.

  • Tittyskittles [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Has anyone had a friend become a real estate agent? Fucking depressing stuff. Their social media becomes this zombified sack of sad.

    • Shinji_Ikari [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The agent that helped me find my apartment added us on FB. I thought it was a business account but account history goes back to when he was in highschool and now its all Ads he's spamming his friends list with. Sad stuff.

    • Nagarjuna [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The expensive part of a mobile home is that you don't own the land, but if you're all pooling together like this...

  • thefunkycomitatus [he/him,they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Imagine being so cucked that you pay to have people tell you what to do so you can possibly have the chance to tell someone to keep their grass 0.25" shorter.