http://www.theolivepress.es/2008/07/16/spains-coastal-woes-head-north/ Andalucia and National Spanish News in English Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.theolivepress.es/2008/07/16/spains-coastal-woes-head-north/comment-page-1/#comment-19121 geoffrey swain Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:06:47 +0000 http://www.theolivepress.es/2008/07/16/spains-coastal-woes-head-north/#comment-19121 The sure way to slow growth in construction is for the Spanish government to pass laws that require all construction to be carbon neutral. There is no point in northern Europe going totally 'eco', if second homes for tourists are slapped up with min- imum specification for energy use.It is just a case of having political will and leadership, but brings with it the difficult tag of lower employment, and retraining of the work force to design and build appropriately. The lure to make easy money will be eclipsed by the pleasure of designing and building structures that really work and save you money, albeit in the long run.My house costs virtually zero to live in, and when it is running off all solar power, will just use the gas stove for cooking. What about it Snr.Jose Luis Rodrigues Zapateiro? The sure way to slow growth in construction is for
the Spanish government to pass laws that require
all construction to be carbon neutral. There is no
point in northern Europe going totally ‘eco’, if
second homes for tourists are slapped up with min-
imum specification for energy use.It is just a case of having political will and leadership, but
brings with it the difficult tag of lower employment, and retraining of the work force to
design and build appropriately. The lure to make
easy money will be eclipsed by the pleasure of
designing and building structures that really work and save you money, albeit in the long run.My
house costs virtually zero to live in, and when it
is running off all solar power, will just use the
gas stove for cooking. What about it Snr.Jose Luis
Rodrigues Zapateiro?

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