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> The Story of Two Houses"
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> 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.
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> In one month this residence consumes more energy than the average American household does in a year.
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> The average monthly bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2400.
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> In natural gas alone, this property consumes more than 20 times the national average for an American home.
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> This house is not situated in a Northern or Midwestern "snow belt" area.
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> It's in the South.
> ~~~
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> House #2
> Designed by an architecture professor at a leading national university this house incorporates every "green" feature current home construction can provide.
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> The house is 4,000 square feet (4 bedrooms) and is nestled on a high prairie in the American southwest.
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> 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.
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> The system uses no fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas and it consumes one-quarter electricity required for a conventional heating/cooling system.
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> Rainwater from the roof is collected and funneled into a 25,000 gallon underground cistern.
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> 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.
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> Surrounding flowers and shrubs native to the area enable the property to blend into the surrounding rural landscape.
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> ~~~~~
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> HOUSE #1 is outside of Nashville, Tennessee; it is the abode of the "environmentalist" Al Gore.
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> HOUSE #2 is on a ranch near Crawford, Texas; it is the residence of the of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.
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> An "inconvenient truth".
The above is true. You can check it out if you wish.
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> Urban Legends Reference Pages: A Tale of Two Houses
>
> 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 monthly bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2400.
>
> 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 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.
>
> ~~~~~
>
> 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 of the President of the United States, George W. Bush.
>
> An "inconvenient truth".
The above is true. You can check it out if you wish.
>
> Urban Legends Reference Pages: A Tale of Two Houses
