Originally Posted by lurkette

1. We live in a large (2600 sf) house, built in 1890. It's a bear to heat and cool. Environmentally speaking, would we be better off a. staying in the house and attempting to alter its energy use (ideas, anyone? Solar panels?) or b. building an eco-friendly house (e.g., made with natural and/or recycled materials, designed to use very little energy, etc.). We, personally, would be using less energy, but someone would be living in our inefficient old house, so would it really be a net gain, environmentally speaking?


Thanks!