tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520343519564700704.post7301564551513160443..comments2024-01-11T05:07:59.607-05:00Comments on Housing Perspectives (from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies): Climate Change and Indoor Air Quality: Lessons from the Energy Crisis of the 1970sHarvard Joint Center for Housing Studieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07404938012740019524noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520343519564700704.post-32660486756569420212013-07-25T20:07:09.962-04:002013-07-25T20:07:09.962-04:00Actually I'd say what went on in the US post o...Actually I'd say what went on in the US post oil crisis was unremarkable, nearly status quo, with very little gain in energy efficiency, and very little change to best practices in residential building. Compared to another country that went through a similar oil shock - Sweden - where tremendous gains were made, and the way homes were built was meaningfully transformed.<br /><br />But its already been realized and studied - Coming In From The Cold - Energy Wise Housing in Sweden, Lee Schipper, Stephen Meyers, Henry Kelly, 1985 - and largely forgotten.<br /><br />Its important we put our state in context. We really don't have much to be proud of here.lavarderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07241073948874188058noreply@blogger.com