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Originally Posted by masraum
I'm kind of surprised that you folks haven't gone underground. Tunnels and basements and subways seem like the place to have everything there.
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Actually we have friend in the Valley here who lives in an underground home. The only room above ground is her kitchen. Her power bills are minuscule.
There are some challenges with building an underground house - banks don't want to write a mortgage for what they consider a low-demand design concept. And the ground here is REALLY hard, so digging it out is major bucks. Basements are few and far between for that reason.