Live In A ‘Parasitic’ Home? Don’t Say ‘Ick’ Or ‘Euuw,’ It Might Well Be Affordable

A wasp's nest inside, or one might say parasitic to, a house
A common home (for wasps) parasitic on another (for humans).

In the market for a ‘parasitic’ home? It might be a tough sell with such a name. People tend to think of parasites as bad, even though everyone is host to millions of parasites living inside our guts, helping with digestion and performing other useful tasks.

So, throwing out any ugly pre-conceptions about the nature of parasites, might you consider a parasitic home? Would your attitude be changed if you understood that you personally are not the host of a parasitic home, when other buildings have that role?

What are ‘parasitic’ homes? What might they be able to do for us? Read more at the BBC: The ‘Parasitic’ Homes That Could Change Cities

 

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