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Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c... by audunw on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @03:45PM (#26094515)
Where? In what contexts? It's not required for houses or town houses where I'm from at least. From the pictures I guess it's mostly relevant to larger buildings?
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Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c... by saltyshake on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @04:51PM (#26095289)
"Over 90% of the homes that are built in the United States each year are constructed using wood-frame construction"

https://awc.org/codes-standards/firesafety

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Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c... by rootusrootus on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @05:11PM (#26095490)
And close to 100% of those are built with garden variety untreated fir lumber.
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