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Furnace-Free Home in a Cold Climate – Baileylineroad

…”Old Dog Snarls at New Tricks

Anyone who thinks building departments are useless needs to travel to a country where individuals are allowed to build entirely as they see fit. Without independent oversight, the building world turns into a disaster. That said, serious bottlenecks are appearing here because building code evaluation systems don’t always have the capacity to efficiently assess and approve the flood of innovative and worthy new building approaches. Many current code approval systems were designed at a time in history when building innovations were few and far between, and these old processes remain. “The biggest stumbling block I faced was getting efficient approvals from City Hall for a permit” says Hoyer. “This was a major fight that almost killed the project.” “…

…” The building work itself also posed challenges beyond the usual ones. “On the construction site, I had to constantly coach every trade carefully at each step of the way, since so much of this house involved unique and crucial processes”, explains Reiner. “No one could understand, for instance, why basement insulation was going up on walls and floors before framing, wiring and pipes went in. In the end, when they saw how the approach created a perfect shell of insulation and air tightness, they understood. You’ve got to choose your trades carefully. Their willingness to learn and work differently – without killing your budget – is key. From my experience, younger trades are more open minded and easier to teach than the guy who’s been God’s gift to the construction industry for the last 25 years.” “…

I WILL ALSO HAVE TO ADD TO THIS BUREAUCRATIC NIGHTMARE…

THIS HAS TO CHANGE AND PRONTO !!!

OUTDATED WATERFRONT PROPERTY BUILDING CODES MANAGED UNDER THE GUISE OF FLOOD MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS…

YES… FLOODING IS A GREATER CONCERN…

and

FOR THE RIGHT REASON DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ACCELERATIONS…

BUT WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS DATING BACK INTO THE PAST OF THE 1950’s…

HEART OF THE PROBLEM IS…

LACK OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND PEOPLE AT MUNICIPAL CITY HALLS…

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT…

JUNIOR STAFF ARE UNABLE TO WRAP THEIR HEADS AROUND MOST OF THESE NEW INTEGRATIONS AND OLD STATUS QUO STAFF WANT TO REPEAT HOW THINGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DONE BEFORE, SO CHANGE IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE !!!

WHAT ALWAYS SURPRISES ME IS HOW MUNICIPAL CITY HALLS ARE GONG HO ON THE LATEST SPEED CAMERA AND RED LIGHT CAMERS GOING UP AT ALARMING RATES, BUT PUT LITTLE TO NO EFFOR INTO GETTING OLD AND NEW HOUSING PROJECTS UP AND OFF THE GROUND GOING AT TORTURE LEVELS OF GETTING PERMITS IF AT ALL !!!

RURAL PROPERTIES NEED NEW UPDATED MODERN UPDATING THAT BECOME SYNERGISTIC BETWEEN…

NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT GUIDELINES BASED ON THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS…

THAT INCLUDES…

TIME FOR BUILDING PERMIT APPROVALS…

BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION ITSELF

TOPOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

ZONING RESTRICTIONS MIRED IN THE DARK AGES…

WELL WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

SEPTIC OR SEPTICLESS SYSTEMS

FLOOD & FIRE MANAGEMENT

SOLAR INNOVATIONS

ELECTRICAL INNOVATIONS

UPCOMING AI INNOVATIONS INTEGRATED INTO NEW HOMES…

HEART OF THE PROBLEM IS…

LACK OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND PEOPLE AT MUNICIPAL CITY HALLS…

MORE OFTEN THAN NOT…

JUNIOR STAFF ARE UNABLE TO WRAP THEIR HEADS AROUND MOST OF THESE NEW INTEGRATIONS AND OLD STATUS QUO STAFF WANT TO REPEAT HOW THINGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DONE BEFORE, SO CHANGE IS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE !!!

TRAINING TRAINING AND LOTS MORE TRAINING TO CHANGE MINDSETS !!!

AND

THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUS OF WHO ELSE ???

AMERICA

LOTS OF NEW INNOVATIVE CONSTRUCTION TECH FROM EUROPE COMING TO CANADA !!!

AMERICA WILL LOSE THIS BATTLE IN THE END !!!

MADE IN CANADA NEW SOLUTIONS ARE REQUIRED – PERIOD END OF STORY !!!