OTP

I have been on building side in the past and now I going to be on the buying side in the near future.

I will be building for the future instead of living in the past, and yes I will have to pay for what I want.
Energy Security
http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-020-energy-security-and-saving-the-planet/?searchterm=Energy%20Security

Who is to blame for getting want they want, when they want it, the customer and the person who sells it to them. The auto industry is the perfect example, if you ignore that your competitor is building a better product and fail to provide a marketable product, your company will be bankrupt.

For me Sterling sums it up perfectly, the customer is always right and deserve what they get.

"SterlingDevelop writes: Fellas,

Calls for government enforcement are a de facto subscription to socialism."
Yes why should I pay for things I don’t need or use like roads, schools, police, and government?

"You are in fact saying that the free market is incapable of determining what should be built, and that we need an agent of the government to mandate and enforce an arbitrary ideal."
Yes, why do we need a uniform building code?
A person should be able to sell what others are willing to buy. Regardless of the threat to national security, our money should go to drug lords and oil kingdoms.

"The free market is wonderful because it will provide what is really wanted with no other pressures."
Yes, I want what I want and when I want it regardless of the consequences.

"If the consumer wants an energy efficient house, he will specify that and pay for it."
Agreed

"If he wants a cheap house that maybe isn't as efficient, God bless him. He should be free to do so."
Agreed

"The customer is always right. It's a policy, not a reality."
Agreed, if the customer fails to educate themselves then they are to blame for what they get

And it's a good policy.