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Re:A proposal to roll back exclusionary zoning would make ho... by paulsutter on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @11:59AM (#17970104)
Japan and China also have one national building code. A very different issue, yes, but should aimpkify the challenge of construction technology (in the US building codes are localized)
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Re:A proposal to roll back exclusionary zoning would make ho... by nradov on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @04:24PM (#17972866)
All of the heavily populated areas in Japan have a similar climate and risk of natural disasters. Those factors are much more variable in the USA. A building code that works in San Francisco to protect against earthquakes would be ineffective in Miami where the risks are flooding and wind.
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