Top 10 Questions for NAHB

From the comments that students made on the blog about the Resource House, students have grouped their comments and concerns into catagories. We are going to invite the National Association of Home Builders is the group that built the Resource House to review our comments and concerns about this house and provide feedback on the issues that my 8th graders have identified concerning a house made from recycled materials. Here are their results posted in order of importance to the 8th graders:
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Weather and Natural Disasters: Will this house hold up in a hurricane? What about a tornado? How does it weather over time? Does it rust faster? Would the roof blow away in a storm?

Money and cost issues: Is it too expensive for a middle class family to afford? Does the cost of the new technology in the appliances make it too expensive for people to afford?

Safety and Stability issues: How safe is a house like this? Does it hold up as well as a house built with regular materials?

Durability issues: If a regular family lives in this house will the house hold up to regular wear and tear? Has it aged well? What type of problems has they house had compared to regular houses?

Environmental Issues: Does it help solve environmental issues like global warming, trash in landfills, dependence on foreign oil etc?

Consumer Concerns: Will the house smell over time, does it fit in with the surrounding houses or can you tell after a while that it isn't made with the same materials. How many other houses like these have been built? How were the materials tested before building the house? How expensive is it to fix things when they break?

Energy and Power issues: How doe the price of solar energy compare to regular energy? Do you really save money in the long run? Is solar energy reliable? What happens when the sun doesn't shine or there is a storm? Will the solar panels blow away?

Consumer Acceptance: Are more houses being built like this?

Regulations: Does the Resource Conservation house have to be built according to government regulations?

Lifestyle: Can a family live a “normal” life in a house made with rec