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Originally Posted by john70t
Berm houses don't burn.
They require less, and sometimes none, additional heating/cooling because it's around a constant 55deg, year-round, 4ft below the frost line.
The impact of regional overpopulation upon other regions is another story altogether......
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True, but the stuff inside WILL burn. There's also (often) an issue with air stagnation and/or being trapped in a fire due to lack of alternate egress paths. They can be built well to address these issues, but frequently aren't.
It's also difficult to construct them in this area due to soil conditions. Lots of rock, not a lot of dirt piles. If you're interested in sustainable design, PM me I'd love to discuss with you. I find this area very interesting and have a few really good books I could recommend.
Funny how the media plays stuff like this - naturally they interviewed the stupidest-sounding person imaginable who was lamenting having to move her horses to another part of the area and concerned that one of her guest houses might burn down. . .
I mean, could you find someone to interview that it would be LESS easy to sympathize with?