Comment 76413

By *karen b (anonymous) | Posted May 03, 2012 at 00:17:48

Hi there,

For days after attending this event I was kicking myself for not mentioning something that struck me as being surprisingly absent from the discussion and that was an emphasis on the need for energy efficiency to be an integral part of any new affordable housing construction.

Utility costs eat away at limited incomes and can get in the way of purchasing other essentials like healthy food.

It is anticipated that as cheap oil because less available, that energy efficiency will not be a luxury enjoyed by folks with both abundant disposable income and an interest in environmental issues: we are all going to need to do more with less in our everyday lives.

That is why I was delighted to watch this segment on The National tonight. It expressed what I wanted to say, but since I was the "new kid" in the affordable housing room I was too shy to add this essential piece of the affordable housing conversation (copy and paste to view the 4-minute segment): http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/The_National/1233408557/ID=2230189649

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