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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Improvements in construction materials and methods can be a good reason for a teardown, but windows are a terrible example of this. Windows are designed to be replaced, and are a small fraction of the cost of most houses.

Insulation and modern heating and cooling technologies are better examples. Its much easier to be energy efficient with new construction, and retrofitting new tech onto old houses can present real problems.

Architecture is subjective, but the bigger issue is that we should really aim to build buildings to last, and we don't always do it. Our architecture choices, construction methods, and [b]urban planning should be done with the goal that most things will still be in use in a couple hundred years[/b].[/quote]

Do you really want to live or work in a building that is 200 years old?  I doubt most people would like that.[/quote]

Have you never been to the northeast? New York? Europe? California? 200 year old housing is gorgeous [/quote]

PP who questioned the appeal of living or working in a building that is 200 years old.  Yes, I have been to a lot of places and seen so many beautiful historic buildings and homes.  I personally do not want to live or work in one of those buildings, but I like visiting them.

The solution (at least to me)  seems to be that we can build charming and appealing new structures, that are meant to last perhaps 50-60 years.  [/quote]

Only 50-60 years? What a waste. Totally negates the supposed efficiency gains. And if they actually made charming new builds, I might be more willing to forego my (only) 100 year old house, but I can’t remember the last time I saw one that fit that description.[/quote]

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