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Re:Tokyo proves that housing shortages are a political choice by fiblye on Sunday June 02, 2019 @03:20AM (#20074024)
It’s not just the inside that molds, but the outside. Going to an even more humid place like Hong Kong or Taiwan, you’ll see most buildings, bridges, signs, and virtually everything covered in a permanent cake of black mold.

It’s bad around the US south, but it’s really far worse in Asia. Few structures are considered permanent.

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Re:Tokyo proves that housing shortages are a political choice by throw0101a on Monday June 03, 2019 @09:56AM (#20083087)
IMHO this is failure of layering:

* https://www.buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-001-t...

Moist areas should not be able to come in contact with cold areas: if they do, you have a problem with thermal bridging, which leads to condensation.

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Re:Tokyo proves that housing shortages are a political choice by jdc on Sunday June 02, 2019 @03:55AM (#20074148)
Few structures are considered permanent.

Not sure if this is meant as hyperbole, how do you explain Japanese buildings built during the 7th century still standing today?

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Re:Tokyo proves that housing shortages are a political choice by njepa on Sunday June 02, 2019 @05:08AM (#20074345)
They are reconstructed.

https://blog.gaijinpot.com/problem-with-wooden-buildings-in-...

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