I dunno. Toilets today work great and use less than half the water they used before the 1992 standard. Mixed results for shower heads and washing machines. but yes, standards have been bad for dishwashers.

Repent, Bernie.

The goal isn’t for materials to look new in 20 years, the goal is that they look good in 20 years. Americans all pay 10% more to get the stain-proof, fake marble countertops even if they look and feel 50% worse. We have mistaken newness/youngness for beauty.

Building code won’t allow me to exhaust a range hood vent outdoors, 4’ away from a window, but they have no problem with exhausting right back into the kitchen?

Coby’s too kind. If housing like this is gunna save the world, we need a lot more people building it. Maybe you could be one of those people.

The good version of what the Kamala team proposed:

The shift toward Community Planning/Input has disempowered policy experts and democratically elected leaders in favor of outside consultants, nonprofits, and most importantly: the odd ball constituents that show-up to weekday afternoon input sessions.

Some gorgeous rowhomes in Wheeler District in Oklahoma City.

Slow versus Fast architecture. Slow is built for the speed of people walking by, rich with detail, stories, and craftsmanship. Fast architecture is built at the speed of cars, bereft of intrigue because these details can't be appreciated at high speeds. Always opt for slow!