Housing by Susan Pantaleon

A Shrinking American House: A Sign of Culture Shift

spantaleon — 2013-09-23 01:05:13 UTC

http://streetsblog.net/2010/10/22/the-shrinking-american-house-a-sign-of-a-cultural-shift/

Many Americans want smaller houses instead of a really big house.Americans feel this way because of our economy ,energy conservation,and its harder for people to get loans from the banks.

My First Home USA

spantaleon — 2013-09-23 01:14:27 UTC

http://usa.myfirsthomeblog.com/types-of-house-in-the-usa/

The three most popular housing types are residential single family houses,condominiums or apartments,and townhouses.

Affordable Housing

spantaleon — 2013-09-23 01:25:50 UTC

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/comm_planning/affordablehousing/

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has several programs to help people buy homes.The programs make buying a house easier for families that don't earn enough money to buy a house.The government has grants and provide affordable homes called HUD.

RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION SURVEY (RECS)

spantaleon — 2013-09-23 01:37:22 UTC

http://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/reports/2009/air-conditioning.cfm

There are 100 million homes in the U.S. that have air conditioning. In temperate climate regions air conditioners are standard equipment. Most houses have Central AC or Window AC units.

Housing Materials and Colors

spantaleon — 2013-09-23 01:47:08 UTC

Houses are mode out of wood, brick, rock, metal, logs, and stucco. Houses can be many colors ,but the most common are neutral colors like white, brown, and tan. Homes are usallaly not bright, shocking colors like green, pink, blue, and purple!!!

Rooms and Furniture

spantaleon — 2013-09-23 01:59:09 UTC

A house usually has a kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, utility room, and bedrooms. Some kids in the family may or may not share bedrooms.Furniture in houses are usally couches, dining table, beds, and televisions.

Notes for my Geography project

spantaleon — 2013-10-29 13:53:01 UTC

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