this post was submitted on 27 Oct 2024
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[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

cant we use the vacant homes instead?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

i suppose we can cram people into old shipping containers and vans, but dont we have enough actual housing already?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There’s enough total housing.

But people need to be able to live where they have a chance of being hired. And some places don’t have enough housing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

thats fair. suppose we must push harder for remote work, its way better to the environment and much everytging else anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No, there's not enough housing in the country this has been designed in.

[–] cosmicrookie 12 points 4 weeks ago

The view would have been better if they left them on the uprights instead of dismantling them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

interesting - I wonder what one would cost.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

As with all tiny homes, I wonder what the property to put it on (with plumbing and services) will cost.

[–] feedum_sneedson 3 points 4 weeks ago

It's quite big.

[–] ThePantser 3 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

What can we do with the blades?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago

Average sized anime swords?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

There are some interesting projects turning them into pedestrian bridges and roofs for bike racks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

From the article:

"Stora Enso and Voodin Blade Technology GmbH are working on making sustainably sourced wood turbine blades that can easily be reused at the end of their lifespans, and Canvus is repurposing wind turbine parts into furniture."

[–] Anticorp 1 points 3 weeks ago

Have you ever wanted to live in a tube with no windows? Well now's your chance!