Houses built before 1939 use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000, mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that expand over time and let in more outside air.

1939年以前建造的房屋每平方英尺消耗的能源比2000年以后建造的房屋多50%，这主要是由于微小的裂缝随着时间的推移而扩大，更多的外部空气进入了裂缝。

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Parts of the original structure were incorporated into the 11, 000-square-foot mansion built for the Herberts in the style of an English Tudor country house.

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The digs: The Matrix producer owns a 5, 860-square-foot spread built in 1932, with a billiards room, 2 offices, a gym, a pool with 2 spas and a tennis court.

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Nobody bats 1, 000, of course--not even the master, and many of the things Verne predicted have failed to appear, such as the movable 10-square-mile island built by a group of millionaires in Propeller Island (1895): Home to a large city, it moved around the Pacific Ocean on electric power.

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