Anyone in the construction industry is feeling the pain of increased costs. Nowhere is that pain more agonizing than for those that give the gift of a new home to those in need. From Habitat for Humanity's most recent newsletter, we found the following information:
"In just the last three years, the cost of the materials that go into aTake a moment to consider that our charitable dollars are being stretched further due to these increases. Take a moment to consider how much further you can stretch.
single family home in the United States has increased a whopping 17 percent
overall. Here is a closer look at why:"
- Sand and gravel: 10% increase since last year, 27% versus three years
ago- Cement: 5% increase since last year, 34% versus three years ago
- Asphalt: 19% increase since last year, 50% versus three years ago
- Asphalt Roofing: 4% increase since last year, 31% versus three years
ago- Brick: 4% increase since last year, 19% versus three years ago
- Diesel: 7% increase since last year, 101% versus three years ago
- Paint: 5% increase since last year, 26% versus three years ago
- Metal Plumbing Fixtures: 10% increase since last year, 19% versus three years ago
- Steel Pipe and Tube: 3% increase since last year, 48% versus three years
ago- Furnaces: 8% increase since last year, 12% versus three years ago
Take a moment to visit: http://www.habitat.org/
3 comments:
wow, staggering. All the more reason to reuse/reclaim which habitat knows so well.
I'll fill you in on what is going on (Marvin Gaye come to mind), we are facing escalating energy prices and this is just the beginning. The apparent vastitudes of the market place will become remarkably small. Prices and resources will start to resemble energy crises of the 1970's.
If you think everyone has been taken by surprise, that is not entirely correct. A great deception has taken place but it has not encompassed everyone. At least some members of Congress have been trying to warn the American populace, but it doesn't get MSM coverage because it doesn't contain the key words Iraq or Paris, Hilton:
http://www.eenews.net/tv/video_guide/650
At least there are two non-partisan members of Congress that have a clue!
O.k., your site based on sustainability is centered around Global Warming and making things greener and that is valid. But we are facing the 600 lb. gorilla in the room much sooner than temperature and sea level rise. This is not to discount these affects, but they may be the following right hook that comes after the killer left jab.
There has been a whole world of international conflict arising out of this, the latest has been a resurgence of the nuclear/super power strain between the US and Russia. You see, most of NATO's members live at the luxury of a very long natural gas pipe line extending from Russia to Britain and Ireland. Geography wins, and so does Entropy.
Enough of the bad news. The secret to make it work whether it is Peak Oil or GW is relocalization, or local sustainability. This is the clarion call to start developing the trades and goods necessary to support a community. Jacksonville is better placed than most because rail and ocean transport will play increasingly significant roles, but in the interim we have the opportunity to build local markets and food production.
This is about all the warning you are going to get. Act accordingly.
Schoolhouse Rock hit the nail on the head: "Knowledge is Power".
The fact that the conversation is becoming mainstream is critical. Diagnosis comes first. Then treatment.
We've figured out there's a problem. Now we're treating the problem.
Gotta stay optimistic, man. Without that, we're done-fer.
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