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Re:What Armenians should know about life in America (2014) by stevenwoo on Saturday April 04, 2020 @10:49AM (#22778524)
Two reasons - at least on the West coast, building codes incorporate earthquake survivability of the occupants, inexpensive solid walls collapse easily in earthquakes, 2. speed and cost of construction and availability of labor for woodframe housing and even multistory apartment buildings across the USA.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-02-13/why-ameri...

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Re:What Armenians should know about life in America (2014) by arwhatever on Monday April 06, 2020 @12:13PM (#22794933)
We build our houses so that if they collapse on you, you can just dust yourself off and walk away. :-)
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