[Greenbuilding] Fwd: SCIPs questions

[Corwyn]

> Regarding your first question, it's great that you are thinking about
> the fact that services have a different life span than the structure
> and skin. I suggest you take a look at the concept of open building as
> introduced in this Fine Homebuilding article by Andrew Dey (it's a 6.5
> MB pdf download, by the way):

For more on open building, check out _How Buildings Learn_by Stewart 
Brand

A  thick baseboard around the perimeter of the exterior walls is 
simple, and holds all the wiring you need.  Having a section for power, 
and another for signal is also a win.  For plumbing think about access 
panels, minimal distance traveled, and little horizontal movement 
within walls.

These are simple things you can do, that don't require redesigning the 
house.  Consider it this way; if you need to rip apart the house to 
rewire, you are going to need a redesign anyway.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn

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