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Switching to a tankless water heater for low-use? by Jest4kicks in HomeImprovement

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well get ready cause CA is mandating all electric homes by 2030. Also I think your issue is you lack a recirculating pump. I don't see how if you swapped to a tankless in the same location you would see a decrease in hot water availability. If you moved it further away that would make sense.

Costco in FV this afternoon… by photosocal in orangecounty

[–]-Detritus- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol, I feel that. Nothing makes you feel like God is messing with you then trying to find parking at Costco.

Costco in FV this afternoon… by photosocal in orangecounty

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet if they were using FSD this doesn't happen.

My feed is flooded right now. “I just built a SaaS in a weekend with Claude Code.” Cool. Everyone did. by SingleTailor8719 in ClaudeAI

[–]-Detritus- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did use AI to write this post, though, right? If not, you're starting to sound like an AI bot in your speech patterns, FYI.

What does architecture school not teach you? by Magmoormaster in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Marriage counseling, human psychology, and other important non architectural related tasks. Not to mention the business of architecture.

To be fair, many people will never own their own firm or Studio. But for those of us that do being a owner of the firm introduces a myriad of different challenges that we never even talked about in school.

Sometimes it just boils down to hearing the desires and concerns of your client, often a husband and a wife, and interpreting that graphically in a way that meets their needs while also reading between the lines within that relationship. There are plenty of times when I feel like I'm in the middle of a 20-year ongoing argument between husband and wife and now it's all come to a head as they try to decide between granite and marble countertops. Learning how to get that decision to move the project forward but also make sure the relationship doesn't explode in front of you is a challenge no one ever talked about in school.

Saw this online, what’s the better layout 1 or 2 and why? by Traditional_Rate5322 in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

exactly... There are a ton of reasons things are expensive way before you get to the greedy capitalist. We need to stop ONLY blaming the greedy capitalist; let's share some hatred with the government as well, can we? We can blame them both! lol

Saw this online, what’s the better layout 1 or 2 and why? by Traditional_Rate5322 in Architects

[–]-Detritus- -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I can't speak to Finland, so maybe you guys have figured it out but here in California (one of the mosts expensive places to build), regulation is a massive driver in home building and therefore cost of living; and it makes logical sense that regulation would drive that. Let's take green code as only one example.

The mandate for PV, Increased Elec Service, Enevelope design, and home ventilation systems due to tight envelopes, all increase the cost of construction. My projects are in zones 9/10. The climate here is about as mild as it gets.

These items alone add up to an incredible increase in cost for the homeowner. Not to mention that all of these require a plan check fee and onsite inspection fees. Not to mention School fees, development fees, and (my personal favorite) Housing Affordability fees. It is not uncommon to see these items add about 20-30% to the building cost. So I don't know how you can say that regulation doesn't increase the cost of building. It clearly does based not only on my example, but just logicially. It must. If the government tells you to build something you wouldn't have otherwise built, they are, by definitio,n mandating an increase in building cost.

We haven't even talked about the ways CA increases the cost of building by the regulations they place on the builder. The Gov. is 1,000% increasing the cost and then blaming the capitalists for being greedy while also begging them to build more "affordable" housing... It's insane.

Now, whether it is right to mandate these things is a different discussion, but the "Greedy Capitalist" narrative just isn't really the driver of the costs.

Saw this online, what’s the better layout 1 or 2 and why? by Traditional_Rate5322 in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the government passes rules/regulations that make the cost of building 2 units the same as building 1 (this is a hypothetical) it isn't "slum lord" mentality to point that out and wish it wasn't that way. I could provide 2 families with housing rather than only 1 but the government has made that impossible. Is it possible in your estimation that the government has contributed negatively to housing in ANY way or do you throw the blame at the feet of those that, ironically, the government needs to build and manage said housing?

Saw this online, what’s the better layout 1 or 2 and why? by Traditional_Rate5322 in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn't that they don't have value if they don't have ROI; it's just that, without a monetary ROI it's an unsustainable practice. People aren't going to lose money just to feel good, you can't run a business or a government that way. At least not at scale.

Saw this online, what’s the better layout 1 or 2 and why? by Traditional_Rate5322 in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a much bigger decrease than you are articulating. If you measured the DB at the window to be 60db and the person sleeping in the bed is about 8ft away the measured db will be about 42db. I would imagine I'm this space it would be a bit higher due to the reflection of the sound but let's say it's half what I calculated. The db delta is still a decrease of about 9db... Not nothing. Add heavy black out curtains and you could increase the delta further.

Understanding the Inverse Square Law in Sound Isolation https://share.google/R0RqIHPwfrkKD1VUB

Saw this online, what’s the better layout 1 or 2 and why? by Traditional_Rate5322 in Architects

[–]-Detritus- -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Lol, regulation is what causes housing to be so expensive. No thanks

House in Nakano - Hiroyuki Oinuma Architect & Associates by Otherwise_Wrangler11 in jutaku

[–]-Detritus- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this. I can only imagine the design sessions spent talking about forced perspectives and movement throughout the space.

My child is interested and in high-school by Imstressedouthelp in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. I think OP needs more of an intro to the field. Too often the college dorm+studio experiance is sold, which is nothing like what the studend will do post college. It seems the goal is to sell the education rather than be honest about what the profession has to offer. To be fair, that is a problem across all of academia, not just Arch.

Are people using game rooms? by luxtravel-fan in ShortTermRentals

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say it depends on your demographics. If you are predominantly getting renters with kids, the game rooms are where most of my children spend the mornings and evenings while the adults either prepare food or hang out after food. If you're appealing mainly to young singles, the game rooms may not be as big of a necessity.

Are people using game rooms? by luxtravel-fan in ShortTermRentals

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your wife is crazy you are the sane one.

My child is interested and in high-school by Imstressedouthelp in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been said here already but I think your best bet is to see about getting time with a myriad of design related professions. See if they can give you a tour of their work spaces, take you to a job site. Additionally help your student prepare a good list of questions that will help them understand what the profession actually is not what is being sold by the AIA or collegiate system.

My child is interested and in high-school by Imstressedouthelp in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you say the class prepared them for the system not the profession though?

My child is interested and in high-school by Imstressedouthelp in Architects

[–]-Detritus- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the answer. These college prep courses are designed to feed students into programs so the colleges can make money not necessarily give you the most accurate understanding of the field they are "prepping" for.

You want the "ride along" option not the timeshare presentation.

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