Off-Topic: A Tale of Two Houses

Lake Eufaula Topics

(Lake Eufaula Specific)

21 messages

Updated 4/12/2024 1:40:44 AM

Off-Topic

Lakes Online Forum

83,605 messages

Updated 4/25/2024 9:33:24 PM

Boat Maintenance

Lakes Online Forum

5,193 messages

Updated 4/3/2024 3:47:36 AM

Lake Eufaula Fishing

(Lake Eufaula Specific)

8 messages

Updated 3/2/2012 2:19:14 PM

Jokes

Lakes Online Forum

4,169 messages

Updated 4/15/2024 11:05:05 PM

Sports

Lakes Online Forum

4,260 messages

Updated 3/24/2024 9:24:45 AM

Grilling & Recipes

Lakes Online Forum

2,976 messages

Updated 3/20/2024 11:53:43 PM

Tallapoosa River Topics

Lakes Online Forum

98 messages

Updated 4/15/2024 1:00:58 AM

Forum Usage Rules

Welcome, Guest

Select View Mode: [ classic | beta | recent ]

	Name:	lotowner -
	Subject:	A Tale of Two Houses
	Date:	6/13/2009 2:32:21 PM

House #1
A 20 room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house, all heated by gas. In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American Household does in a year. The average bill for electricity and natural gas Runs over $2400 per month .. In natural gas alone, this property consumes More than 20 times the national average for an American home. This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern 'snow belt' area. It's in the South>

House #2
Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university. This House incorporates every 'green' feature current home construction can Provide. The house is 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on a High prairie in the American southwest. A central closet in the house holds Geothermal heat-pumps drawing ground water through pipes sunk 300 feet into the ground. The water (usually 67 degrees F) heats the house in the winter and cools it In the summer The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas and It consumes one-quarter the electricity required for a conventional Heating/cooling system. Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled Into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern. Wastewater from showers, sinks and Toilets goes into underground purifying tanks and then into the cistern. The Collected water then irrigates the land surrounding the house. Surrounding Flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the property to blend into the Surrounding rural landscape. The heating/cooling system is so efficient that Initial plans to install solar panels were cancelled.

HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville , Tennessee ; It is the abode of the 'Environmentalist' Al Gore.

HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford , Texas ; It is the residence of the former President of the United States , George W. Bush.

Other messages in this thread:

View Entire Thread

A Tale of Two Houses - lotowner - 6/13/2009 2:32:21 PM

A Tale of Two Houses - Talullahhound - 6/13/2009 3:51:50 PM

Hound... - alahusker - 6/13/2009 8:47:36 PM

Hound... - Talullahhound - 6/13/2009 9:06:29 PM

Remember.... - Swimmer27 - 6/14/2009 8:07:40 AM

A Tale of Two Houses - lotowner - 6/14/2009 8:40:59 AM

Quick Links
Lake Eufaula News
Lake Eufaula Photos
Lake Eufaula Videos