Should the government subsidise the building and renovaton of "Green" homes?
467457
The government already subsidizes green homes, but the more apporiate question is to what degree.  It is clear that tax credits for renewable energy are in everyones best interest.  Just think if Gore had been elected and his proposal to give up to $4000 tax credit for RE had passed, maybe gas would not be $3.00 per gallon
317053
disagree. fine those who ruin the environment use that money to give tax breaks to clean companies and business.
1010218
Yes it makes difference, you need permission to do anything with a listed building, check with the council, makes more sense than doing something and having to take it down later.
722544
The government can barely afford to pay people for the damage to their homes. How are they going to 1) pay for people's land, 2) raze everything AND 3) pay to build something on it? That's just too much for the government to shoulder.
609883
Currently there is a big focus on architecture using recycled materials, ambient light and other environmentally friendly stuff to erect "green buildings".  Lower energy consumption is also a big thing.
455600
You have the right to get fired, moved sideways or downsized. Treating a building for mould probably isn't cheap. Watch your back.
1168261
simple: it will be bad for the energy businesses. It will cost a lot of money to bring up standards and they don't want to pay for it.
170599
Why didnt all these home owners and building owners have insurance?  If they did, the insurance wld be taking care of it.  Why is it the governements resposnibilty to rebuild???
654054
This is a question of allocation of risk and responsibility.  It also involves the question of whether the government should be put in the position of being an insurer for the building industry.\n\nBuilding inspectors are not on site continously.  They show up at specified points in the process.  A shoddy contractor can hide defective work under well done work and pass the inspection.  Also, buildinng inspectors have to assume that the materials meet specifications.  So, if the specs call for 3/8" rebar and the contracter used 1/4" rebar the inspector might not catch it.\n\nIf you make the city liable for not catching the contractor's mistakes, the city will be forced to have to have inspectors on site all the time.  This would be very, very expensive and would slow down the work horrendeously.\nThe city would have to increase the cost of a permit to cover not only the extra cost of having to have a trained inspector at every buildinng site all  thetime (I doubt there are that many trained inspectors) but also to cover the possibility that some jury, sometime with 20/20 hindsight and no other solvent defendant is going to give someone a judgment against the city for either (a) the cost of tearing down and rebuilding a "defective" buildion or (b) someone's expected lifetime earnings lost when the building fell on him/her, or (c) both.  I guarantee you that the building owner and contractor are bankrupt or have settled by the time the case gets into court leaving the City as the only remaining defendant.\n\nOff the top of my head, I would guess building permits would be 25% - 50% of the total project cost if the City has to carry the liability and extra manpower.  I may be off by 10% either way, but you would be looking at a ten to hundred fold increase in the cost of a permit. and the cost of the completed building.\n\nTaxpayers, being the persons who vote in the elected officials, don't like being the ones holding hte bag.  As a result every juridiction I know of shields the building inspector and his/her employer, the taxpayer, from liability.
819214
Seems like you have sussed this out correctly - What this Government is really good at is creating new taxes. And with regard to the air that we breath, yes we can expect higher Council Tax charges in areas with better air quality.
246716
yes they would.  the value of your new home would be taxed accordingly.  a rebuild is taxed higher, leave a wall up and its only a remodel, taxed lower.  But to be safe, check with the city.
1036736
Since the 'alterations' you want to make will have little impact on the aesthetics of the structure and also is a responsible thing to do from an environmental standpoint, I would try going to a meeting of the HOA and plead my case in person to the people who make the decisions. Perhaps they will see the merits of your plan and agree to change their by-laws to allow certain alterations when there is a compelling reason to do so. Then if the still don't acquiesce, that's when I would start planning to destroy them.
1067168
Certainly...we are just not as educated in this area.\nThe government would hate it as would the doctors and pharmacists. If we start using natures pharmacy..they have no way to control the costs and uses. How could they regulate it? It's all about money and control instead of what's probably better for us.
460063
No. They have more than they can look after now. ITS NOT THE LAND ITS THE ECONOMY AND THEY SHOULD DEVELOPE THEIR OWN.
626211
no.  the government is in the business of encouraging home ownership, not funding it.  the whole point of home ownership is to put some equity into something so you have a sense of connection to this massive pile of debt you've just bought.  if the government gave you the downpayment, what sense of connection is that?  you bought a house with the government's money and there's nothing keeping you from walking away.
622287
My south is social genocide on one side and golf courses and $300,000.00 houses on the other. I worry about the environment too, but I'm afraid I may be the only one.  Check out hydrogen power and spread the word to your friends.  It will save our planet if we act.  Also, adaptation is our only means of survival...those who fear change perish....infuse modernity with all things natural...see what you come up with.
959549
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