Kramer Development Group

May 25, 1961, in a Special Joint Session of Congress, President John F. Kennedy stated:

“I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”

July 20, 1969, the first human stepped foot on the moon thus reaching the goal set forth by President Kennedy nearly a decade earlier. It was a historic achievement by the United States. The lunar landing constituted a persuasive demonstration of national will and technological capability for the United States.

It has been said that an iPhone has greater technological capacity than was available in the decade of the 1960’s. The lunar landing was accomplished before the computer era, using limited technology. Since that time, remarkable advancements have come into being in the area of science, technology and medicine. So what about new home construction? What have our energy-technology goals been for new-home construction in the last fifty years? With the extraordinary technological advancements of the last five decades, can ’t we build a good, affordable, sustainable energy-self sufficient house?