Thread: Nanny State Strikes Again!

California, the ultimate Nanny State, is about to mandate that all new houses and buildings be "Solar Ready".

This will require roofs to be facing South and have an unobstructed view of the son most of the day. High efficiency windows and insulation will also be required.

This will add a lot of cost to new houses at a time when the building industry is already struggling. Most people don't know that there are already rules in place that will not allow you to sell your house unless you have front loading clothes washers and I think there is a house sales tax now as well that goes to the Feds.

Originally Posted by Crotalus

California, the ultimate Nanny State, is about to mandate that all new houses and buildings be "Solar Ready".

This will require roofs to be facing South and have an unobstructed view of the son most of the day. High efficiency windows and insulation will also be required.

This will add a lot of cost to new houses at a time when the building industry is already struggling. Most people don't know that there are already rules in place that will not allow you to sell your house unless you have front loading clothes washers and I think there is a house sales tax now as well that goes to the Feds.

Just think if there were no standards at all for building you would be able to buy your new house on the cheap and then find out there's no insulation in the walls and your bills would be humongous or you pipes weren't properly buried and they froze in the winter and your cheap wiring shorted out on you and the substandard concrete crumbled. There is a reason for standards and there have been energy efficiency standards for years now. It's not just about you but society as a whole. Way back New York City mandated skyscrapers had to be built stepped so sun could make it in to the streets.