Quote Originally Posted by donv View Post
My "dream" house would have one floor above ground, two below. Like you said, wasted space, along with the waste of natural controlled temp. I see you hail from Australia, I guess you don't live in Coober Pedy then. From what I've seen in Natural Geographic, everyone has a basement there!!
Yes I'm cooper pedy all the houses are totally underground, not just a basement as it gets so hot during the day and freezing at night,mbuilding underground removes the need for heaters and air conditioners. I hail from Newcastle, a city two hours north of Sydney.