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@tindall@cybre.space Other energy uses also derive from land-use.

With denser urban regions:

  • Per-unit heating and cooling costs are decreased (shared walls -> reduced heating/cooling loads.
  • Communal foodservice. Whether informal or commercial foodservice, meal prep and production occurs at scale. (The low-ooccupancy unit, highly-appointed kitchen is a recent novelty. Earlier times had larger multi-generational houses, rooming-homes, public houses (pubs) for food, village ovens, etc.) The space allocated in residences to food storage, prep, cooking, and cleanup is substantial.
  • Infrastructural efficiencies. discusses this aspect at length.

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