The oldest continuously occupied residential dwellings in today’s US are the Taos Pueblo houses in New Mexico (inhabited since ~1000–1450 AD).
But the residential house that has been on American lands the longest is the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts (c. 1637–1641)
But the residential house that has been on American lands the longest is the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts (c. 1637–1641)
January 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The oldest continuously occupied residential dwellings in today’s US are the Taos Pueblo houses in New Mexico (inhabited since ~1000–1450 AD).
But the residential house that has been on American lands the longest is the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts (c. 1637–1641)
But the residential house that has been on American lands the longest is the Fairbanks House in Dedham, Massachusetts (c. 1637–1641)
Agreed. It's just not going to be Hydrogen pipes and no wires to individual dwellings / businesses.
January 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Agreed. It's just not going to be Hydrogen pipes and no wires to individual dwellings / businesses.
Son is back at uni and I nearly drove off the road when I caught a glimpse of the enormous moon rising in my rear view mirror. Tried to park up to see it at top of Rhigos but the mountains were too tall. Couldn’t resist a very quick and cold dash to the Iron Age settlement as twilight closed in
January 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Son is back at uni and I nearly drove off the road when I caught a glimpse of the enormous moon rising in my rear view mirror. Tried to park up to see it at top of Rhigos but the mountains were too tall. Couldn’t resist a very quick and cold dash to the Iron Age settlement as twilight closed in
January 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
there are two pieces of heavy equipment being deployed here for home demolitions. a wheeled loader (caterpillar brand) and an excavator will be used to demolish the homes and dwellings of #Palestinians exclusively. this is #Dispossesion and #Displacement in #Palestine
#FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide
#FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide
What is going on in Abu Zaher
mountain in Jenin city
mountain in Jenin city
January 3, 2026 at 9:54 AM
there are two pieces of heavy equipment being deployed here for home demolitions. a wheeled loader (caterpillar brand) and an excavator will be used to demolish the homes and dwellings of #Palestinians exclusively. this is #Dispossesion and #Displacement in #Palestine
#FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide
#FreePalestine #StopTheGenocide
PR-26-0002: Residential Plumbing Permit/Modify Existing Plumbing System @ 1420 GENTRY LN
Building Code Type: VRC
Building Code Year: 2021
Construction Type: 5B
Building Use Code: R5 - One and Two Family Dwellings
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https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=50231
Building Code Type: VRC
Building Code Year: 2021
Construction Type: 5B
Building Use Code: R5 - One and Two Family Dwellings
...
https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=50231
January 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
PR-26-0002: Residential Plumbing Permit/Modify Existing Plumbing System @ 1420 GENTRY LN
Building Code Type: VRC
Building Code Year: 2021
Construction Type: 5B
Building Use Code: R5 - One and Two Family Dwellings
...
https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=50231
Building Code Type: VRC
Building Code Year: 2021
Construction Type: 5B
Building Use Code: R5 - One and Two Family Dwellings
...
https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=50231
Why does the ABC constantly promote these 'tiny houses'?
They're not classed as dwellings for good reasons.
And yet the ABC constantly advocates for them.
The national news service should not be encouraging law breaking.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
They're not classed as dwellings for good reasons.
And yet the ABC constantly advocates for them.
The national news service should not be encouraging law breaking.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Are modular homes the key to solving the ACT's housing crisis?
Fast to build, eco-friendly and affordable: modular and pre-fabricated homes have been touted as a possible solution to Australia's housing crisis, but manufacturers and suppliers say changes are need...
www.abc.net.au
January 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Why does the ABC constantly promote these 'tiny houses'?
They're not classed as dwellings for good reasons.
And yet the ABC constantly advocates for them.
The national news service should not be encouraging law breaking.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
They're not classed as dwellings for good reasons.
And yet the ABC constantly advocates for them.
The national news service should not be encouraging law breaking.
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Folks, remember this one. It's usually the best way to wire a dwelling and most new dwellings will be wired with lights and plugs on separate circuits.
January 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Folks, remember this one. It's usually the best way to wire a dwelling and most new dwellings will be wired with lights and plugs on separate circuits.
Matera, in southern #Italy, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. This extraordinary town, with its cave dwellings and ancient streets, is a must-see in my book. Check out my guide: velvetescape.com/things-to-do...
#Matera #Travel #traveladdicts
#Matera #Travel #traveladdicts
Matera - an extraordinary step back in time
Matera, in southern Italy, is one of the oldest continuously-inhabited towns in the world. Here are tips on top things to do in Matera, Italy's cave city!
velvetescape.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Matera, in southern #Italy, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. This extraordinary town, with its cave dwellings and ancient streets, is a must-see in my book. Check out my guide: velvetescape.com/things-to-do...
#Matera #Travel #traveladdicts
#Matera #Travel #traveladdicts
Reading these posts to obsess on that last shot of the data center lurking in the darkness, mirroring human dwellings in distance.
A lot of Eddington seems interested in talking about exploitation in more diffiuse forms than objective trafficking and sexual abuse. Capitalist greed researching and judo-manuvering every human emotion and insecurity to trim the maximum amount of excess human effort from the bone.
January 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Reading these posts to obsess on that last shot of the data center lurking in the darkness, mirroring human dwellings in distance.
Plans for the creation of two new dwellings proposed east of Ipswich
#Suffolk #Ipswich
🔗: https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk...
#Suffolk #Ipswich
🔗: https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk...
Plans for the creation of two new dwellings proposed east of Ipswich
Plans have been submitted to the council for the erection of two replacement dwellings east of Ipswich.
www.ipswichstar.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Plans for the creation of two new dwellings proposed east of Ipswich
#Suffolk #Ipswich
🔗: https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk...
#Suffolk #Ipswich
🔗: https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk...
Rental properties covered are basically *all*. Exceptions are 2-family homes with the landlord living in the other unit and single dwellings where the owner lives and is renting out rooms
January 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Rental properties covered are basically *all*. Exceptions are 2-family homes with the landlord living in the other unit and single dwellings where the owner lives and is renting out rooms
As Anna has said, there was no mandating for batteries. The only mention of batteries in the Future Homes Standard is as shown below 👇
SAP for new dwellings has for a while required a value for the Primary Energy Rate, which is far easier to meet with photovoltaics proposed.
SAP for new dwellings has for a while required a value for the Primary Energy Rate, which is far easier to meet with photovoltaics proposed.
January 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
As Anna has said, there was no mandating for batteries. The only mention of batteries in the Future Homes Standard is as shown below 👇
SAP for new dwellings has for a while required a value for the Primary Energy Rate, which is far easier to meet with photovoltaics proposed.
SAP for new dwellings has for a while required a value for the Primary Energy Rate, which is far easier to meet with photovoltaics proposed.
I don’t understand why the prices and costs would be compared per unit of floor area, given that US dwellings are so much bigger. Wouldn’t a cost/price comparison be fairer if calculated per dwelling? Each unit typically has one kitchen. Each unit has the same number of fixed costs.
January 2, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I don’t understand why the prices and costs would be compared per unit of floor area, given that US dwellings are so much bigger. Wouldn’t a cost/price comparison be fairer if calculated per dwelling? Each unit typically has one kitchen. Each unit has the same number of fixed costs.
Most live in the most desolate, unihabitable and hostile parts of the country where there are almost no utilities, services or shops. Their families are housed in unsuitable dwellings and their electricity is cut off when their prepayments to the suppliers run out - even when it's over 100F.
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Most live in the most desolate, unihabitable and hostile parts of the country where there are almost no utilities, services or shops. Their families are housed in unsuitable dwellings and their electricity is cut off when their prepayments to the suppliers run out - even when it's over 100F.
Ok so I just have to get this out. It’s less about the actual buildings and more about the tax and financial structures that caused this in the first place. Deal with tax and vacant dwellings first. Then come back to building stuff. We know how to do that too but no one really wants to commit to it.
January 2, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Ok so I just have to get this out. It’s less about the actual buildings and more about the tax and financial structures that caused this in the first place. Deal with tax and vacant dwellings first. Then come back to building stuff. We know how to do that too but no one really wants to commit to it.
ohhhh this is a good one, for me it’s Titus Groan.
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 AM
ohhhh this is a good one, for me it’s Titus Groan.
The driving tour is one of the tamer options — another tour requires a climb up a 32-foot ladder made of logs; another involves a shimmy and squeeze through a tunnel to get to some of the cliff dwellings accessible by hand and toe-holds only.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The driving tour is one of the tamer options — another tour requires a climb up a 32-foot ladder made of logs; another involves a shimmy and squeeze through a tunnel to get to some of the cliff dwellings accessible by hand and toe-holds only.
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PR-26-0001: Residential Plumbing Permit/New Plumbing System @ 1619 CENTER AVE
Building Code Type: VRC
Building Code Year: 2021
Construction Type: Unknown
Building Use Code: R5 - One and Two Family Dwellings
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https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=50223
Building Code Type: VRC
Building Code Year: 2021
Construction Type: Unknown
Building Use Code: R5 - One and Two Family Dwellings
...
https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=50223
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
PR-26-0001: Residential Plumbing Permit/New Plumbing System @ 1619 CENTER AVE
Building Code Type: VRC
Building Code Year: 2021
Construction Type: Unknown
Building Use Code: R5 - One and Two Family Dwellings
...
https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=50223
Building Code Type: VRC
Building Code Year: 2021
Construction Type: Unknown
Building Use Code: R5 - One and Two Family Dwellings
...
https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=50223
Over 700 years, they built more than 4,700 architectural sites: pithouses, towers, kivas and cliff dwellings carved into sandstone and made of bricks that look handmade.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Over 700 years, they built more than 4,700 architectural sites: pithouses, towers, kivas and cliff dwellings carved into sandstone and made of bricks that look handmade.
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Having left the area, they left behind visual remnants that defy physics and gravity: long slabs of circular rock formations covered above by evergreens, below which remain 600 cliff dwellings, ensconced in canyon walls.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Having left the area, they left behind visual remnants that defy physics and gravity: long slabs of circular rock formations covered above by evergreens, below which remain 600 cliff dwellings, ensconced in canyon walls.
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Visitors to Southwest Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park can now hear from its direct descendants
Mesa Verde is one of Southwestern Colorado’s biggest attractions.
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Mesa Verde is one of Southwestern Colorado’s biggest attractions.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Visitors to Southwest Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park can now hear from its direct descendants
Mesa Verde is one of Southwestern Colorado’s biggest attractions.
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Mesa Verde is one of Southwestern Colorado’s biggest attractions.
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"APCs generally transport troops and equipment on the battlefield. The three military experts consulted by Reuters said use of the vehicles as bombs was highly unusual and risked excessive damage to civilian dwellings."
January 1, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"APCs generally transport troops and equipment on the battlefield. The three military experts consulted by Reuters said use of the vehicles as bombs was highly unusual and risked excessive damage to civilian dwellings."
Despite what Jean Godden and her "oracle" are predicting, I'm going to go out on a limb and assert that Katie Wilson will not make "auto travel as inconvenient as possible" in Seattle.
www.postalley.org/2025/12/30/g...
www.postalley.org/2025/12/30/g...
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Despite what Jean Godden and her "oracle" are predicting, I'm going to go out on a limb and assert that Katie Wilson will not make "auto travel as inconvenient as possible" in Seattle.
www.postalley.org/2025/12/30/g...
www.postalley.org/2025/12/30/g...
Israel’s criminal use of armored personnel carriers:
“APCs generally transport troops and equipment on the battlefield. The three military experts consulted by Reuters said use of the vehicles as bombs was highly unusual and risked excessive damage to civilian dwellings.”
“APCs generally transport troops and equipment on the battlefield. The three military experts consulted by Reuters said use of the vehicles as bombs was highly unusual and risked excessive damage to civilian dwellings.”
How Israel’s multi-ton truck bombs ripped through Gaza City
In the weeks before the ceasefire, Israel deployed a new weapon: Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed as explosive-laden bombs.
www.reuters.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Israel’s criminal use of armored personnel carriers:
“APCs generally transport troops and equipment on the battlefield. The three military experts consulted by Reuters said use of the vehicles as bombs was highly unusual and risked excessive damage to civilian dwellings.”
“APCs generally transport troops and equipment on the battlefield. The three military experts consulted by Reuters said use of the vehicles as bombs was highly unusual and risked excessive damage to civilian dwellings.”