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50 Things I’ve Learned Writing Construction Physics
Single family homes use less energy per square foot than multifamily apartments, likely because certain "fixed" energy costs like refrigerators and water heaters are spread across more living space.
Brian Potter • 50 Things I’ve Learned Writing Construction Physics
but this is not inherently a bad fact! on aggregate and per capita, multifamily apartments use less energy
- Individual construction tasks have, on average, not gotten cheaper since at least the 1950s.
50 Things I’ve Learned Writing Construction Physics
- Prefab construction is typically not any cheaper than conventional, on-site construction, either in the US or around the world. When it is cheaper, it’s often because it takes advantage of low-cost labor, rather than for efficiency reasons.