I'm curious where the energy waste comes in. The owner says it only takes a 1HP motor to move the building, so I can't imagine its very power hungry. What am I missing?
Is it of the point about being in architect to design somewhat dumb things.
Architects always keep trying to reinvent bridge just so they don't have to make the same bridge twice. The best design for a house is a cube made out of concrete, but we don't build like that.