[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: cost of electric versus natural gas and gasoline

[Lawrence Lile]

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Maureen writes:

>I thought we were encouraging people to build tight, ventilate 
>mechanically, and not use any unvented appliances. Am I missing 
>something?

>As Keith pointed out, there's a difference between "which is cheaper?"
 and "which is healthier and more environmental?" I like sunspace
 heating, but...

Exactly - unvented gas appliances may be efficient and cheap, but I
won't have an unvented gas heater in my house.  Although there isn't
much evidence that they are detrimental, I'm not ready to be the guinea
pig.  

OTOH I do have a gas kitchen stove, which I guess is unvented if I don't
turn the kitchen fan on.  

--Lawrence