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Xringer · 04-25-12, 08:22 AM

Knowing where we are heading on energy cost, it's really weird to see new houses
going up around here.

In Lexington, (the town next door) the people get old or dead and the house is sold
to a developer (300k to 600k, bases on lot size), and he sends in the demo guys.

Then a new jumbo sized basement is dug. On top, they build a three decker.
Priced above 1 million, it has gas heat and at least 3 large heat pumps for cooling.
Of course, thousands of sq feet of glass..

A family of three or four move in and live in their brand new 20 room house..
The other thing that I find is a little weird, most these people aren't locals.
Most come from Canada, Asia, South America & Europe. (mostly eastern Europe).

You can walk down the main street where the rebels first stood up to King George,
and hear the new townies walking by and speaking to their children in a dozen diffident languages.

I guess my point is, these new folks just don't seem to care much about being green.
None of the million+ dollar homes have a Prius in their 3 or 4 car garage either.
I do see a bunch of Prius cars at the houses under 800k..

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Note:
On the gas heat. All the new houses that I've seen go up have gas heat..
But oddly, I have seen at least two where a giant fuel oil tank was buried.
One such tank buried in the front yard, looked like what you would find under the local gas station.
It was at least 20 feet long and 10 or 12 feet in diameter..
Really strange, since it's illegal to use heating oil in diesel cars..

04-25-12, 08:22 AM	#16
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	Knowing where we are heading on energy cost, it's really weird to see new houses going up around here. In Lexington, (the town next door) the people get old or dead and the house is sold to a developer (300k to 600k, bases on lot size), and he sends in the demo guys. Then a new jumbo sized basement is dug. On top, they build a three decker. Priced above 1 million, it has gas heat and at least 3 large heat pumps for cooling. Of course, thousands of sq feet of glass.. A family of three or four move in and live in their brand new 20 room house.. The other thing that I find is a little weird, most these people aren't locals. Most come from Canada, Asia, South America & Europe. (mostly eastern Europe). You can walk down the main street where the rebels first stood up to King George, and hear the new townies walking by and speaking to their children in a dozen diffident languages. I guess my point is, these new folks just don't seem to care much about being green. None of the million+ dollar homes have a Prius in their 3 or 4 car garage either. I do see a bunch of Prius cars at the houses under 800k.. ~~ Note: On the gas heat. All the new houses that I've seen go up have gas heat.. But oddly, I have seen at least two where a giant fuel oil tank was buried. One such tank buried in the front yard, looked like what you would find under the local gas station. It was at least 20 feet long and 10 or 12 feet in diameter.. Really strange, since it's illegal to use heating oil in diesel cars.. __________________ My hobby is installing & trying to repair mini-splits EPA 608 Type 1 Technician Certification ~ 5 lbs or less..