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6. You can put a fist through a modern wall. Don't try that with a pre-war home.

Sat May 23, 2015, 03:27 PM

May 2015

And, your mileage may vary from state to state, region to region.

Over the past 50 years, modern is generally better.

However, even today, some states like N. Dakota, S. Dakota, Alaska, W. Virginia Wyoming and Mississippi and others resist energy efficiency codes.

http://aceee.org/state-policy/scorecard

https://energypriorities.com/2014/10/best-worst-states-u-s-energy-efficiency/

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question about residential construction in the past versus now [View all] steve2470 May 2015 OP

oh, just muttering over... steve2470 May 2015 #2

my condo is exhibit A, sort of steve2470 May 2015 #4

Thanks for your time with this, NYC_SKP steve2470 May 2015 #10

she is! steve2470 May 2015 #12

Generally speaking, standardized building codes Warpy May 2015 #5

I think we all know that older homes murielm99 May 2015 #8

I suspect that there are a lot of regional differences Mosby May 2015 #13

To yer question Wash. state Desk Jet May 2015 #14

thank you so much for your input steve2470 May 2015 #15