Linked by David Adams on Wed 21st Jan 2004 22:52 UTC
If all goes well, this summer I'll be building a new house. I've owned a few houses before, some of them built in the 1920s and 30s, and full of all the charm and quirks of an old house, and a couple that were pretty new, with the lack of craftsmanship and imagination that's typical in most new construction in the USA today. But this time I'm building a custom home, just to my specifications, so I can have whatever features I want, limited only by my imagination (and budget). I'd like to integrate some home automation features into the house, and include wiring for future expansion. 
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right on. Many things come down to how you go about building your house. I'm all about steel and concrete, maybe cause i'm a engineer. I just like things to last and 1000 years is what i intend to shoot for with my house some day. I personaly like the idea of having double walls with passages built into the house, then I can access anything any time. Plus secret passages are fun.
Along with what your saying. I don't think people think much at all when hacking stuff in their houses. The just see it as it is and start adding stuff and doing what not, they don't think about how much weight a wall or floor can handle. To many houses have skimpy designs to, sure it meets code but didn't try hard to go the extra mile. Roof joist on far centers, thin plywood.
People need to learn to spend more on the shell of their house that is forever and not crazy amounts on things like applances and carpet and such that they will replace in 15 years anyways.