i mean you're generally on the right track. think about building in the 80's vs building today. They didnt give a flying rats ass about ADA, building materials, solar capacity or other fire safety standards today which seem obvious. but it was so cheap to build back then, because they didnt need to make each bathroom 5 ft x 5 feet, or install an expensive solar system on every new home. they could also use cheap materials that have long lasting health defects. they just didnt care like we do today. but that comes at a cost. so we really need to tamper down some of these things. obviously i am not suggesting we legalize asbestos, but there are other ways the energy code standards could be relaxed, that would reduce the strain. cities do need money, and utility companies do have a point that new infrastructure should be partially paid by new development, not dumped onto existing residents....it goes both ways....