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Re:The world is running out of sand and there’s a violent bl... by esotericn on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @12:32PM (#20697183)
Awesome. Outside of a few strange political situations like HK/Singapore we probably don't actually need to build structures higher than 12-18 stories as well - most examples I can think of are vanity projects.

It strikes me that there might not be a replacement for concrete in other forms of building though - what about dams, bridges, etc?

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Re:The world is running out of sand and there’s a violent bl... by Scoundreller on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @01:50PM (#20698053)
They’ve built bridges (or at least a bridge) with this kind of wood.
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