{"id":680,"date":"2010-08-29T19:57:37","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T23:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/energyrealist.com\/?p=680"},"modified":"2010-08-29T20:06:47","modified_gmt":"2010-08-30T00:06:47","slug":"brad-pitts-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energyrealist.com\/?p=680","title":{"rendered":"Brad Pitt’s houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, so I don\u2019t know Brad and Angelina that<\/em> well, but when this CNN interview<\/a> came up in my e-mail I thought I might as well use their names to get some attention.<\/p>\n

As everyone<\/em> knows Brad founded Make It Right<\/strong> (MIR)<\/a> to build houses in New Orleans\u2019 lower 9th<\/sup> ward.<\/p>\n

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More pictures of these houses<\/a> are available on the MIR web site.\u00a0 Whatever you think of the appearance of these houses (and there have been the usual number of snarky comments on the blogs \u2013 like the comments following this article<\/a>), they are thoughtful, fitted to the environment and energy efficient.\u00a0 Best of all they exist \u2013 which in itself outweighs any criticism.<\/p>\n

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Included in the design is a \u201cfloat house\u201d<\/a> that is built on a polystyrene base, so it can rise with a flood.\u00a0\u00a0 Of course there are questions about the wisdom of this type of construction<\/a>, specially the use of so much polystyrene, even if encapsulated in concrete.<\/p>\n

What impresses me about the MIR houses, and should become the mantra for the industry everywhere are 2 points:<\/p>\n